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It begins
The first game wasn't interactive and was a tennis game, even though it wasnt really a game as we see it now.
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Interactive
Steve Russell, a student at MIT, creates Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. It never gets released to the public but was favored among his friends as a great pass time. -
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History of gaming
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Games evolving
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney (future founders of Atari) begin their attempt to create an arcade version of Spacewar, calling it Computer Space. This was in effect space war but this was released to the public in amusement arcades -
THE FIRST
Computer Space becomes first video arcade game ever released. 1500 games are distributed. However the public decided that it is too difficult to play -
Pong
Atari's Pong is released with help from Sears Roebuck, which finances the production of 150,000 units. It becomes the hottest selling Christmas present;. -
Tetris
The popular game Tetris is developed by Russian programmer Alex Pajitnov. It is played on a PC. -
Fresh off the bus
Super NES is released in the U.S. by Nintendo for $249.95.
Nintendo is a japanese company who specialised in original and unique games. This games console is a big hit in japan and plans to move to the us. -
In trouble/ Advancements
Rating Board is created. Rating are now given to video games and are marked on the games' packaging to indicate the suggested age of players and violent content. In Japan, the Sega Saturn and the Sony PlayStation make their debut. -
To the US
Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S. and sells the console for $299. Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan (it's released in the U.S. in 1996). -
Portable
Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a portable system with two screens, one of which can be used as a touch screen. 2005 Sony releases the PSP, a portable system with a large, high-resolution display. Microsoft unveils the XBox 360, a console system to be released in November 2005. Sony and Nintendo's competing console systems are planned for release in 2006. -
Im in the game!
Nintendo releases the Wii, a gaming system that lets gamers use the controller in revolutionary ways, such as swinging it like a tennis racket, holding and tilting it like a steering wheel, and more. Sony also debuts the Playstation 3, a very sophisticated and expensive game system.
