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The first video game system designed for a TV. The first game is two squares chasing each other, and a total of 12 games are developed. It even uses a light gun similar to the Wii Zapper.
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The Oddyssey is the first commercial video game system. It plays 12 games as well, but false rumors hurt it's popularity. (Haven't heard THAT story before)
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The video game corporation Atari is founded.
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Pong, the first successfull home game, is introduced. It is unique because it has a single chip that generates the score, and the sound effects.
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The first successful cartridge based system. Classic games such as Space Invaders, Breakout, Missile Command and Combat are released for this system.
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This console is the first to challenge Atari. It included slightly better graphics, and the first synth. voices in video games.
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Many video game companies go bankrupt.
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Known by many names, the NES is the first console made by Nintendo, and remains the best selling video game system in history. With the recent video game crash, retailers were a little sceptical, but with such classics as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Metroid, the system was a classic no matter what you called it.
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Nintendo releases it's second system, and the first major handheld. Throughout the years, it goes through many makeovers, including the Gameboy Pocket and the Gameboy Color.
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This is the best selling 16-bit system in the US.
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Sony launches the Playstation, the most popular 32 bit console. This is the first console to stress 3D gaming over 2D, and being the first to use disks, was considerably cheeper than cartridge systems.
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The last major system to use cartriges. Cartriges load faster than disks, and eliminate memory cards.
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The worlds first 128-bit system. Features backward compatibility for Playstation games and can be a DVD player. The PS2 is the most popular console from the 128 bit era, and the first console to play games over the internet.
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Microsofts first console. Game library includes Halo: Combat Evolved, one of the best selling games of all time.
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Nintendo's first system to use optical disks as the primary storage device.
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The next version of the Gameboy has a LCD screen that can display up to 32,000 colors. It is backwards compatible with all previous Gameboy games, and like the DS, comes in multiple colors.
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An improved GBA, this version includes a rechargeable battery and folding case.
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Nintendo released this to integrate more functions to a handheld gaming device. It has two screens, the bottom one being a touch screen.
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The PSP, like the DS, has wireless connectivity and High Quality graphics.
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The latest reincarnation of the DS has many more functions than the previous DSi. The 3DS boasts a larger top screen that displays glasses free 3D, as well as a new circle control pad and an updated software library. The included AR cards let you bring your game into the real world.
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In the future, instead of viewing your games on a screen, tiny sceens will be placed in front of your eyes by your helmet. This will allow for 3D viewing, and gyroscopes will make sure that the view changes with how you tilt your head.
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In the future, your console will become aware of the area around it, and project gaming elements into the real world. Used with motion control this can be a truly immersive gaming experiance. Used with a normal controller, it shows your games in true 3D. If you need another view of something, you can just move around it.
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In the future, instead of bringing the game into the real world, you can just bring yourself into the game world. Special scanning chambers will digitize you and let you play a game in the game world.
