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worlds first gaming console
worlds first gaming console, it was called the Magnavox Odyssey. this predates the Atari Pong home consoles. -
Pong Arcade game
this was a coin arcade game made by Atari Inc, based on tennis and was very popular. -
Gran Track 10
this was a single player racing game made by Atari, players were racing against the clock. -
Maze Wars
this was one of the first FPS were players wander through a maze and fight other players. -
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Magnavox Odyssey
playable cartidges and keyboard, used for educational games or programming. -
APF TV Fun
a pong clone made by APF with four built in games had speakers and powered by batteries. -
Fairchild Channel F
the worlds second cartridge-based video game colsole sold for $169.95 -
Period: to
Second Generations
EArly 8-bit home consoles -
Atari 2600
two player console and later had pac-man -
Chuck E Cheese's
First family entertainment centers aimed at young childern. -
Space Invaders
Made in Japan, had shooting games. so successful it caused a shortage of coins in japan -
Intellivision
Made by Mattel Electronics at $299, came with four games -
Asteroids
Very popular game sold by Atari -
Pac man
Namco- considered one of the most famous arcade games of all time -
Donkey Kong
Made by Nintendo, this was a platfromer and the objective was to rescue a damsel in distress -
Frogger
This game is a classic, used two Z80 processors -
Galaga
this was a fixed shooter game, players fight off waves of enemies, and with each wave being harder than the next. -
Tron
One of the best things ever, based on a disney movie, a computer hacker is trapped inside a digital world. -
Tetris
this game is a classic. this is a tile maching game from the Soviet Union. -
Video game crash
this was the crash of the major video game companies due to the rushed release of ET for christmas. it was just awful.