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Sega, a service game, was the first video game launched.
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The Magnavox Odyssey was the world's first game console of which 340,000 units were sold.
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Pong was a coin-operated arcade game by Atari Inc..It was based on table tennis, was the first game to gain widespread popularity and launched an industry boom
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The Atari 2600 popularized game cartridges and also included 2 joysticks and 2 paddle controllers.
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Space Invaders, created in Japan and later licensed in US, was a shooting game where the player defeated aliens.
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PacMan, created by Namco, was the most famous arcade game of all time and became a social phenomenon.
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Donkey Kong, created by Nintendo, required player to travel across platforms to rescue damsel in distress.
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Tetris was a tile-matching game created in the Soviet Union for use on Commodore 64 and IBM PC.
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During the video game crash, consumers shifted from game consoles to low-end computers.
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The NES was an 8 bit console created by Nintendo which was the most successful of its time.
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Legend of Zelda was created in Japan and published by Nintendo selling over 67 million copies through 2011.
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The Nintendo Game Boy was the first successful handheld systems selling over 118 million worldwide.
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The Sega Genesis was the first 16-bit console to achieve notable market share selling 40 million units worldwide.
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The Super Nintendo was the best selling 16-bit in its era due to advanced graphics and sound capabilities.
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The Sony Playstation was a 32-bit console which was first in a series of PS consoles shipping 100 million units.
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The Nintendo 64 was a 64 bit processor selling over 32 million units worldwide.
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The Xbox was Microsoft's first console selling 24 million units and allowing players to play online.
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The Xbox 360 was the seventh highest selling console allowing players to compete online, download content and stream media.
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The Nintendo Wii was created for a broader audience and featured a controller, WiiConnect24 and a virtual console.
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The Playstation 3, created by Sony, featured a Blu-ray disc player and high definition output and was available in 20GB and 60GB models.
