History of videogames By joordisooler Apr 6, 1946 creation Period: Apr 6, 1946 to Oct 16, 2024 history of videogames May 22, 1968 first video game machine Apr 26, 1973 Atari pong Feb 1, 1976 Atari 2600 Apr 12, 1978 Space Invaders Mar 21, 1980 Nintendo Apr 24, 1983 Nintendo Entertainment System Jun 22, 1985 Sega Master System Feb 22, 1986 Atari ST Jul 29, 1989 Nintendo Game Boy Mar 23, 1990 Sega megadrive Sep 29, 1994 Sony Playstation Oct 15, 1994 Sega saturn Mar 21, 1996 Nintendo 64 Jul 14, 2000 Sony Playstation 2 Sep 25, 2014 Sony Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox one