history of video games

  • First generation

    First generation
    Atari released the home version of pong during the Christmas season of 1972. Nintendo Released the color tv, Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates and released by Magnavox in the United States in September 1972
  • Second generation

    Second generation
    In 1980 Nintendo released Game and Watch. the Atari 2600 is a home video game console released on September 11, 1977 by Atari, The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200 was released in 1982
  • Third generation

    Third generation
    On July 15th 1983 Nintendo released the NES to Japanese families, the master game console that was manufactured by Sega. It was originally released in 1985 as the Sega Mark III in Japan. Atari XE is a home video game console released by Atari in 1987
  • Hand Helds

    Hand Helds
    the game boy was released on April 21, 1989, the game gear on October 6, 1990 in japan, the lynx was released in October of 1989
  • Fourth generation

    Fourth generation
    Sega first released the console as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988, followed by a North American debut under the Genesis moniker in 1989. the game boy was released in Japan on April 21, 1989. the SNES is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea
  • Fifth generation

    Fifth generation
    Nintendo 64 was released on June of 1996 in Japan, the game boy color was released in November of 1996, the jaguar was released in November of 1993
  • Sixth generation

    Sixth generation
    Nintendo released the game cube in Japan on September 14, 2001, x box was released on November 15, 2001, game boy advanced was released in Japan on March 21, 2001
  • Seventh generation

    Seventh generation
    he Xbox 360 was released on May 12, 2005, the wii was released on November 19, 2006, the play station was released on November 11, 2006,
  • Eighth generation

    Eighth generation
    The Xbox 1 was released in November 2013, the wii u was released in November of 2012, the play station was released on February 20, 2013