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A physicist invents the first video game. It was a "table tennis-like" game, played on a device called the oscilloscope.
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First interactive computer game. Ran on digital PDP-1
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Ralph Baer createsan interactive game using television
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Began attempt on creating Spacewar.
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First home video game ssytem is created. Released late into the year.
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Pong is released. Very simple game where there are two rods that hit a ball back and forth until someone misses.
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Releases there first version 0f the at home console called "Telstar"
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Releases its version of the cartridge console. Atari 2600 is the name they chose. Sold for 249.95
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First handheld device is created, it displayed holograms on the screen
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First 3-D game is released. Set in a batlefied. Was later used by the Govt for training purposes.
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Atari advances its technology and updates the old 2600 console. THey created it to compete with Coleco's Colecovision
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The commodore 64 was released and at the time it was the highest powered least expensive console.
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Sony takes PlayStation to the US and sells there amazing console for 299
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Skiing, snowboarding, and jet skiing games are focused on to bring in arcade players, becasue they were becoming more popular.
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PlayStation is considered the most popular console ever sold. 20 million consoles are sold.
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Sega releases the dreamcast in japan. Console operated on windows. Basically allowed cross compatibilty between PC and Dreamcast
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A man finally reaches the highest possible score in pac man.
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Releases Ps2 for 299.99 comes with a hard drive and ethernet. 500,000 uits were released and it was sold out within hours
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Ps4 is released and sold for 599.99. Known as the next generation console with boosted graphics and speed
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