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Cathode Ray Tube
This machine was used as entertainment. Its purpose was to measure the quality of electrical signals. -
Magnavox Odyssey
This was the world's first game console. It even predates the Atari Pong home console. -
APF TV Fun
This was a newer kind of console that included four built in games. The games were tennis, handball, hockey, and squash. -
Atari VCS/2600
This console was the inovator of microprocessors and cartidge games. -
Chuck E. Cheese's
This was a first of its kind pizza joint that allowed kids to play games and watch an animatronic show. -
Pac-Man
Created by Namco, this arcade game was considered to be one of the most successful of all time. -
Galaga
This was one of the first shooter games which was also created by Namco and produced by Midway in the U.S. -
Tetris
This game was one of the first ever to be made by the Russians and sold to people in the US. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
This 8-bit console developed by Nintendo was considered to be one of the most successful of its kind. -
Nintendo Gameboy
This is one of the first ever handheld portable game systems to be developed. In 1989 it sold for $89.95. -
Atari Lynx
This game system was the first to utilize colored screens and ambidextrous controls. -
Super Nintendo
This console was noted for it supreme sound and graphics capabilities. It was also reconized for its slow CPU. -
Sony Playstation
This 32-bit console was the intoduction of Sony into the game manufacturing industry. -
Sega Saturn
The console was extrmemly powerful for its time. It also had some design flaws with the processor bus. -
Nintendo 64 N64
This was Nintendo's third home console. It got it's name N64 from its 64-bit processor. -
Sony Playstation 2 (PS2)
Sony's second very successful console. By 2007, it had sold 120 million units world wide, -
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo's fourth home game console. It was one of the most compact gamesystems behind the Sega Dreamcast. -
Microsoft Xbox
This was Microsoft's first home console. It featured titles such as "Halo" that were exclusive only to the Xbox. -
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
This game was developed by Rockstar Games and intorduced a playing style called open world sandbox. -
Nintendo DS
This second handheld device by Nintendo introduced two screens, one of them being a touch screen, to make the game more emersive. -
Microsoft Xbox 360
This second console from Microsoft was extremely successful and introduced a wireliss contoller at the release. -
Playstation 3 (PS3)
This was another console from Sony. It used the new technology of that time by using blu-ray discs. -
Nintendo Wii
This was Nintendo's successor to the GameCube. It allowed players to move around while playing the game. -
Grand Theft Auto V
This game was the most anticipated of the year and it was the reason for so many absences from school.
