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The First Video Game was Made
It's October of 1958 and Physicist William Higinbotham created what people think is to be the first video game. He kept it what would seem simple today by making a tennis game. It was very similar to the 1970's video game Pong and it was hit at one of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Open Houses! -
Atari Introduced "Pong"
Pong was release for the Atari in 1972, It was a marvel for the company; it was recognized as the First Commercially Successful Video Game. It was originally intended too be a training exercise assigned to him by Atari Co-Founder Nolan Bushnell. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work, Atari decided to manufacture it. Soon, after Atari released the game, other companies began creating games that copied "Pong's" gameplay, and eventually released other types of games. -
MAZE WAR
Coming out 2 years before the early versoin of Doom, Maze War introduced the FPS (First-Person Shooter) by taking players into a labyrinth of passages made from "Wire-Frame Graphics." -
Welcome to the Adventure!
If you've ever played a game developed by Telltale Games, then you might enjoy the fact that your decisions can change the course of the whole game. You might not know how this all started, so I welcome you into the world of Text Based Games. Though it's not the first, Don Woods' version of the pioneering text-based game, Adventure, plunges players into an imaginary world of caves with treasures.With it being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, it paves the way for thousands of text based games. -
Video Games Coming Home!
Atari released the "Video Computer System," more commonly known as the "Atari 2600." This game system came with a joystick, interchangeable cartridges, games in color, and switches for selecting games and setting difficulties. Welcome to the beginning of Video Game Addiction! -
Wacka-Wacka-Wacka
Lots of people like the game: Pac-Man, but I could think of a list of people that don't know how Pac-Man was thought of. Believe it or not, Pac-Man was thought of after eating one slice of Pizza. Yes ladies and gentleman, a wonderful game that changed the way we think about games was created after a slice if pizza. -
Solitare
After the creation of Windows 3.0, Microsoft decided to bundle the game Solitaire with it. Now, millions of users could play it on their new windows computer instead of picking up the physical copy of cards. Solitaire then later became one of the most popular electronic games ever. -
Simulation Activated!
Since the dawn of video games, people have always been interested in making a real life simulation, but digitally. Here spawns the idea of the game called: The Sims. The Sims models real life and thats what a lot of people were asking for. It later became one of the best selling games of its time. -
Building Blocks
Everyone most likely starts their childhood with building blocks, you know, the big colored ones. But, what if you could build blocks that had multiple colors and they had a purpose. I know thats not what a 2 year old would think about but kids and adults all around the world play the best selling and award winning game, Minecraft. -
Gotta Catch'em All
Just 8 years after the late Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone, applications or apps have become so much more advanced and complex, you have the reveal of the game Pokémon Go. This app allowed people to catch and battle with Pokémon straight on their phone. This app did more than just allow people to do more than just catch Pokémon, but it go people outside more and it still does in 2018. -
Consoles in your Hands
With technology still advancing at an alarming rate, processes required for games take less space and time. So, here comes the Nintendo Switch, the small game system that is an all in one console and screen with detachable controllers, or as Nintendo calls them, Joy-Cons. Coming at around $350, the Nintendo Switch is similar to the Nintendo DS, DSi, and 3DS; they can all fit in your pocket and are awesome to keep little kids and adults occupied.
