Video game history By Rontel Feb 19, 1947 Cathode ray tube Feb 19, 1949 The first Computer Game Feb 19, 1951 SEGA Feb 19, 1972 1 generation of games Feb 19, 1972 Magnavox Odyssey Feb 19, 1972 Pong Feb 19, 1974 Gran Track 10 Feb 19, 1974 Maze Wars Feb 19, 1976 Coleco Telstar Feb 19, 1976 APF TV Fun Dec 22, 1976 Second Generation Early 8-bit home consoles Dec 22, 1976 Fairchild Channel F Feb 19, 1977 Atari 2600 Feb 19, 1978 Space Invaders Feb 19, 1979 Intellivision Feb 19, 1983 Third Generation Feb 19, 1983 Mario Brothers Feb 19, 1985 Nintendo Entertainment Feb 19, 1988 Sega Genesis Feb 19, 1989 Handhelds are Introduced Feb 19, 1989 Nintendo’s Game Boy Feb 19, 1992 Fourth Generation 1992 Feb 19, 1992 Super Nintendo Feb 19, 1993 Fifth Generation Feb 19, 1996 Nintendo 64 Feb 19, 1998 Sixth Generation - 128-bit era Feb 19, 2000 Sony PlayStation 2 Feb 19, 2004 Seventh Generation Feb 19, 2006 PlayStation 3
