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The first pinball machine with a functioning coin slot was made in 1930. The pinball machine was called "Baffle Ball". They were mostly made of wood. -
The first digital videogame was called "Spacewar!", and it was released in 1962. It was created by Steve Russel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was a computer-based game for the PDP-1(Programmed Data Processor-1). -
Auto Race was the first portable game ever made and was made by Mattel. It was battery powered and light weight , so it can be brought everywhere. It pathed the way for things like the Gameboy. -
The NES(Nintendo Entertainment System) was released in Japan on July 15, 1983. It was then released in North America on October 18, 1985. The first game for it was Donkey Kong. -
The PlayStation was first released in Japan in December of 1994, and was released in America on September 1995. It was one of the most popular consoles with 100 million units sold in 2005. The first game for the PlayStation was King's Field. -
The Xbox was released in America on November 15, 2001, and released around the globe in 2002. The Xbox was manufactured by Microsoft. At the time the Xbox's price was $299.99. -
World of Warcraft was first released on November 23, 2004. World of Warcraft ,or also known as WoW, was one of the most popular games for PC and pathed the way for up and coming games. It is still one of the most popular games today. -
League of Legends was released on October 27, 2009 for PC. League of Legends, or also known as LoL, is one of the most popular E-sport. After, 12 years it is still being played around the globe with 150 million daily players. -
The LoL World Championship is a League of Legends tournament that has competitors from all over the world. The first Word Championship was in 2011 with a $100,000 prize pool, and in 2020 the prize pool was $2,225,000. The worlds tournament had 100 million viewers in 2019. -
The Oculus Rift defined what VR should be. It was released on August 1, 2012 in the United States, and manufactured by Facebook, It was tethered to a PC and let the wearer hear and be anywhere.