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The Video Game, Nim
The first video game was a simple computer called Nim, In this game you would try to avoid picking up the last matchstick. It was designed by Edward U Condon in 1940 -
Video Game OXO
OXO also known as naughts and crosses was a game made by A. S. Douglass in 1952. It was similar to a popular game today Tic Tac Toe. You faced an AI and you had to beat it by playing you marker on one of the squares getting three in a row. -
Tennis for Two
Tennis for Two was a game created in 1958 by the physicist William Higinbotham. It was a simple Tennis game played on a Oscilloscope.It is regarded as one of the first video games created. It was also the second ever video game. -
SpaceWar! - The first computer based Game
In 1962, MIT student Steve Russell invents the game Space War, the first computer based game. SpaceWar is a space combat video game. In the game you controlled a Spaceship, and you had to travel through the gravity well of a star, and shoot down the other spaceships. -
First Multiplayer system, The Brown Box
In 1967 Ralph Baer and his colleagues developed the first prototype, multiplayer system called the brown box. It allowed two people to play tennis together. It paved the way for one of his invention four years later that would be known as the first homing system. -
The first console Magnavox Odyssey
In 1972 Ralph baer and his colleagues created the very first console the Magnavox Odyssey. It paved the ay for more homing consoles, It allowed the use to plug in games so they could play it on a screen. It sold over 300 thousand units and lasted 3 years -
Pong
Pong was a game developed in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell, and Allan Alcorn, it is known as the very earliest arcade game. It is a simple game of Tennis, where you would play wit other people. It was played so much it got jammed with quarters, It was known as an arcade legend. -
tetris
In 1984 Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov created the addictive game Tetris. Tetris is a simple game where you move a block to fit in a pathway and the floor would rise while you do that. It is the best selling game of all time and is still popular today. -
Game Boy, Handheld Games
In 1989 the Game Boy was released created by Nintendo, it paved the way for handheld gaming. It was a handheld Console that had up and down buttons, and was in the shape of a rectangular box. It made handheld games popular and led to the creation of more popular handheld consoles. -
Solitaire
Solitaire was a card game created in 1990 and allowed players who rather play on the computer to play a simple easy game. It is one of the most popular electronic games ever created by Microsoft looking for a way to create simple easier computer games. It paved the way for easier quick playable games. -
Legend of Zelda ocarina of time
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time made by Nintendo in 1998, is a open world game that allows the player to explore the world of HyRule. It includes engaging characters and puzzles popularized arcade games even further. It also features the most memorable musical instrument to ever appear in a video game. -
Best Selling Computer game ever - Sims
Sims developed by Maxis is a popular simulation game, which although may not be the first it popularized simulation games. You could create your own city and your own characters that you could control, you could control what and when they eat, sleep, socialize, and move. It is known as the best selling computer game of all time. -
World of Warcraft - most popular multiplayer game of all time.
War or Warcraft, is a very popular MMOG or Massively multiplayer Online Game, made in 2008 by Blizzard Entertainment. Inthis game you interact with other players level up and gain items while fighting monsters. It redefined the way we play, learn and relate to each other. -
Minecraft
Minecraft is an addictive block building game, and indie game made by Swedish developer Markus Perrsson. It paved the way for the popularity of Indie games, In this game you go around collecting blocks building caves houses and other building while facing monsters if you choose too. It is one of the most popular games of all . -
Fortnite
Fortnitie is an MMO Game made by Epic Games, that allows the user to interact with others build buildings and fight others. The game has over 150 million followers making it one of the most popular games. It is popular among kids, and some teens with people imitating the dances shown in the games.
