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first video game
Physicist William Higinbotham invents the first video game at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. It was a table tennis-like game and it was played on an oscilloscope. -
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Ralph Baer, an engineer at Sanders Associates receives support from his company to explore his idea of creating interactive games using a TV
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Baer and team are succesful in creating 2 interactive TV games. A chse game and a tennis game. They are also able to manipulate a toy gun so that it detects spots of light on the TV screen
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videoComputer space becomes the first video arcade game ever released.
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videoMagnavox's Odyssey, the first home video game system, is showcased at a convention in Burlingame, CA.
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The first "computer" game is released (Gunfight). It is the first game to use a microprocessor instead of hardwire solid-state circuits.
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Coleco releases its first home-video game console called telstar.
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Atari introduces its first cartridge-based home video system called the video computer system which later becomes unknown as the atari 2600.
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Battlezone; the first 3D game is introduced
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Nintendo's NES is released in the U.S after being test-marketed in New York
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NEC releases the first 16-bit console in the U.S. It is called the turbo Grafx-16. It's the first system to run video games stored on compact discs.
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Atari releases the Jaguar, attempting to be the first 64-bit console on the market.
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articleSony brings the PlayStation to the U.S and sells the console for $299
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Arizona attempts to restrict the distribution of violent video games by making it illegal to display or distribute violent material to minors. The proposed bill is not approved.
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Sony's PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S for $299
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articleMicrosoft and Nintendo introduce their next generation systems. Microsoft claims its xbox offers the most powerful game experiences ever.
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articleNintendo releases the nintendo DS, a portable system with two screens
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articleSony releases the PSP, a portable system with a large high resolution display
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articleNintendo releases the wii, a gaming system that let's gamers use the controler in revolutionary ways. Such as swinging it like a tennis racket, holding and tilting it like a steering wheel anad more.
