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The History of Video Games

By josh.welsh
  • The Atari was created

    The Atari was created

  • Pong was created.

    Pong was created.

    Pong was the first video game is widespread success.
  • Gun Fight was created.

    Gun Fight was created.

    Gun fight was not popular in America but it was inspiration for the very popular Space Invaders.
  • The video game crash of 1977

    The video game crash of 1977

    The video game industry crashed and hurt Atari very badly.
  • The Atari 2600 was created

    The Atari 2600 was created

    In attempt to rebuild the gaming industry, Atari came out with the Atari 2600.
  • Space Invaders was created.

    Space Invaders was created.

    The extremlely popular game space invaders was created and ended the video game crash of 1977 and made the gaming industry boom again.
  • Period: to

    The golden age of video games

  • The Intellivision was created

    The Intellivision was created

    The Intellivison was the birth of the 8-bit era, looking superior compared to the Atari.
  • Pac-Man was created.

    Pac-Man was created.

    Pac-Man was created and was one of the most popular and successful games of the 80's.
  • Frogger was created.

    Frogger was created.

    Frogger the brith of platformers and another classic game came out.
  • Space Invaders alone created a revenue of 2 billion dollars.

    Space Invaders alone created a revenue of 2 billion dollars.

  • Mario Bros. was created.

    Mario Bros. was created.

    The first Mario game was created but had no success in America, only Japan.
  • The video game crash of 1983.

    The video game crash of 1983.

    Computers became much more popular and caused a much bigger video game crash. It brought an end to 2nd generation consoles and caused people to believe that video games were just another fad.
  • The NES was created.

    The NES was created.

    Third generation consoles were created along with the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • Super Mario Bros. was created.

    Super Mario Bros. was created.

    With the success of the NES, Super Mario bros. became boomingly popular.
  • The Legend of Zelda was created.

    The Legend of Zelda was created.

    The Legend of Zelda established the action genre of video games.
  • Final Fantasy was created.

    Final Fantasy was created.

    Final Fantasy was one of the most successful role playing games of the 80's, and is still a running franchise today.
  • Steet Fighter was created

    Steet Fighter was created

    Street fighter was one of the earliest fighting games and became very popular.
  • Gameboy was created.

    Gameboy was created.

    Handheld gaming became very popular with the creating of the Gameboy.
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was created.

    Sonic the Hedgehog was created.

    Sonic, another very popular game became a rival to Mario.
  • The Nintendo 64 was created.

    The Nintendo 64 was created.

    The Nintendo 64 established the start of the 64-bit era.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarnia of Time was created.

    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarnia of Time was created.

    The Legend of Zelds: Ocarnia of Time was one of the highest critically acclaimed games of all times.
  • The Play Station 2 was created.

    The Play Station 2 was created.

    The Play Station 2 in the most sold console of all time.
  • Xbox was created.

    Xbox was created.

    The first Xbox was created and started the birth of one of the greatest gaming consoles.