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Video Game History

  • Computer Space

    Computer Space
    Video games have been prominent since the 1970s. The first commercial video game being Computer Space, made by Nutting Associates.
  • 1980s

    1980s
    During the 1980 the first third party game developer was established, Activision. Perviously the only people who made games were also console developers. Activision only makes games not consols
  • 1989

    1989
    Also During the 80s SEGA released it new console, the SEGA Genesis. This Console was made to compete with Nintendo's NES .
  • 1990s

    1990s
    The rise of 3D video games really started in the 90s. This introduced CDs instead of the mundane cartridges. Some of the new 3D games included Super Mario 64 and Virtua Fighter
  • 1994

    1994
    December 3rd 1994 was the birth of the playstation 1. This console would be the catalyst for the modern console war between play station and xbox
  • 2001

    2001
    November 15 2001 was the year of the xbox. This was Microsoft's first video game console. The birth of this machine would spark competition between Sony, and Microsoft.
  • 2005

    2005
    This time period is when Sony and Microsoft really started competing with each other. With both companies having "Next Gen" consoles out they started to try and separate each other with exclusive games. These game titles could only be played on certain consoles, a great example is the Halo franchise.
  • 2019

    2019
    while VR has been around longer than people no, It really started to grow in the 21st century. Oculus and the HTC Vive dominate the industry right but other smaller VR headsets offer the same experience but with some missing features.