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Willy Higinbotham invents the first video game, a table tennis-like game was played on an oscilloscope.
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Steve Russell, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , created a game called Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. the graphics are made up of ASCII text characters.
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ralph baer started to try to invent a home video game system when he was working for a military electronics.
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Baer and team are successful in creating two interactive TV games, one is a chase game and the other is a tennis game.
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Magnavox licenses Baer's TV game from Sanders Associates
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Computer Space becomes first video arcade game ever released.
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Atari's Pong was released in 1975 with help from Sears Roebuck, which finances the production of 150,000 units. It becomes the hottest selling Christmas present.
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Midway introduces Space Invaders into arcades. It is the first arcade game that tracks and displays high scores.
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Defender, the first game incorporating a virtual world is introduced. The game uses a radar scope at the top of the screen to inform users of the surrounding area.
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Nintendo's NES is released in the U.S. after being test-marketed in New York one year earlier.
