The Evolution of Video Games

By Preston S.

  • The First Of Its Kind

    The First Of Its Kind
    In 1972 Atari brought Pong to Arcades
    Pong is a two dimensional sports game that works like table tennis.
    Pong was very popular in the 70's and 80's
  • Period: to

    Evolution to Video Games

  • The First Game Console

    The First Game Console
    In 1977 the Atari 2600 become the first multi-game console that can be in your house.
    The system is very groundbreaking because of its library of games and its ability to change the difficulty .

  • Portable gaming

    Portable gaming
    The first portable gaming console was made by Nintendo.

  • The First First person shooter (FPS)

    The First First person shooter (FPS)
    The First FPS game is called Wolfenstein 3D which was created by id software in 1992

  • The PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2
    The PlayStation 2 was the first console to have better graphics than a computer at 128 bits

  • The Wii

    The Wii
    The Nintendo Wii was the first of its kind to make video games that had you move around instead of sitting down.

  • Virtual Reality

    Virtual Reality
    Virtual Reality simulates you in the game your playing