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"Brown Box"
German-born TV engineer Ralph Baer along with his co-workers design the first video game concole that works on a standard TV. They name it "Brown Box." -
Magnavox Odyssey
The world's first home video game system is showcased at a convention in Burlingame, CA. -
Maze Wars
Maze Wars is released and is considered to be the first ever first person shooter game. -
Atari
Atari's Pong game is released and becomes one of the hottest selling Christmas gifts for kids -
Pizza Time Theatre
Atari opens the first video arcade pizzeria which later becomes to be known as Chuck E. Cheese. -
Nintendo
Nintendo releases the NES in the US along with Super Mario Brothers. The system sells 10 million copies before the end of the year. -
Sega
The Sega Genesis is released in the US a competitor to the Nintendo System. -
Game Boy
The first hand-held game is released by Nintendo and ends up selling 118 million consoles worldwide. -
Super Nintendo
The Super Nintendo is releaed going on to sell over 49 million units. -
Playstation
Sony releases the first PlayStation in the US. -
XBox
Microsoft takes thier fist venture into the video game world with the release of the X-Box. Over 24 million units are sold. -
Wii & Playstation 3
The Playstation 3 is released by Sony within 8 days of Nintendo releasing the Wii. The consoles become in a video game battle with each other.
