4938 video games

History of Video Games

  • Space War

    Space War
    One of the earliest known computer games. Bult to work with a mainframe computer.
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    First know home video game Console. Retailed for around 100$
  • Atari

    Atari
    One of the most widely reconized home systems. Its first console home Pong
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    Second Generation Consoles

    These are the 9-bit home consoles which would help lead us to the golden age of video games.
  • Nintendo Launches First System

    Nintendo Launches First System
    The original Nintendo system launchs. Retails for around 200$.
  • PlayStation is Relesed

    PlayStation is Relesed
    Retailing for 300$ the Original PlayStation is reliesed which is the first major selling CD-ROM type console.
  • World of WarCraft

    World of WarCraft
    This is widly reguarded as the bigest selling franchise in the video game industry. It has been the cause of many deaths and relationship distructions. In October 2012 it set a world record for the most subscribers over 10million.
  • Video Games become an Addiction

    Video Games become an Addiction
    Governmental consern rose and the FCC commissioners stated that gaming addiction was one of the top reasons for droping out of college.