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In 1967, Ralph Baer developed the first home game console. The game console name was the brown box. Baer sold it to Magnavox, who sold it to consumers as the odyssey. Ralph is known as the father of video games.
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In 1972, Atari is created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari is credited for dominating the video game and arcade scene during the 1970's. Atari most famous console is the Atari 2600
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Also in 1972, Atari released Pong. One of the most successful video games of all time. The game was basically table tennis. It was the first mega hit.
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In 1980, Pac-Man was introduced to the world in arcades. He is one of the most known video game characters on the planet. In 1981, Mario was introduced in Donkey Kong. He became the face of popular video game developer company, Nintendo.
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In 1983, due to over saturation of video game consoles and video games, the market crashed. It all started with one of the worst video games of all time, E.T. Many video game companies went to bankruptcy
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in 9185 the NES released. This console is credited for ending the video game crash. It Brough improved features that were much needed to the market. Nintendo would continue to dominate the market for years.
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The Atari Lynx released in 1989. It is known as the first handheld console before other ones like the gameboy, or PSP. It had a color display and was way ahead of its time. It was not as popular as the Gameboy though.
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Many Consoles were released during this time. Sony introduced itself as a competitor, releasing Playstation and the playstation 2, the best selling console of all time. Sony also released many things, stopping console business in the late 90's after the flop of the dreamcast.
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Tetris was the first mobile game in 1994. Mobile gaming really started to rise in 2007, with the introduction of the iPhone and its App Store. Now Mobile Gaming is one of the fastest growing forms of gaming.
