History of Video Games By Gfama Sep 1, 1977 Atari Home Computer System Atari's initial foray into the video game market was computer which used joysticks and paddles to play games like Pac-Man and Pong. Nov 1, 1982 Atari 5200 The Atari 5200 was an upgraded version of the 2600, but would eventually fail due to the video game crash of 1982 and competition with Nintendo. Jul 15, 1983 Famicom Debuts The Famicom is released in Japan. The name may sound familar because it is the precursor to Nintendo! Oct 18, 1985 Nintendo appears in North America! The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in America. Mario, Link, and company demolish the competition and reign supreme in the video game world! Aug 14, 1989 Sega Arrives! The Sega Genesis arrives, providing the most competion for the previous king of the video game industry, Nintendo. Aug 23, 1991 The Super Nintendo Arrives in America To compete with the Genesis, Nintendo releases a 16 bit system called the Super Nintendo.
