• 1st Generation video game

    1st Generation video game
    The very first video game invented by Physicist William Higinbotham. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house.
  • First Video Game Console

    First Video Game Console
    Atari releases the video computer system known as atari 2600. it contains a joystick, games in color and different levels of difficulty.
  • Pacman

    Pacman
    Pacman became the first arcade game to hit appear on a home console.
  • Nintendo

    Nintendo
    nitendo is realeased in japan and then later in the US
  • Super Mario Bros

    Super Mario Bros
    super mario bros is releases and selss 10 milliion copies before years end. it was one of the top selling video games
  • Game Boy

    Game Boy
    Nintendo releases the game boy and is an instant success selling millions over the world
  • 1st Playstation

    1st Playstation
    sony releases the PlayStation console. this is during the 5th generation
  • N64

    N64
    Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 console. it was made in different colors
  • GameBoy Color

    Nintendo releases the GameBoy color.
  • PS2

    PS2
    coming into the 6th generation, sony releases the Playstation 2 console
  • GameBoy Advance & Nintendo Gamecube & Xbox

    during this year, 3 new video game consoles were released
  • First handheld cosole

    First handheld cosole
    Sony releases the PSP. Playstation Portable