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Atari Pong
Atari's first console had a game named Pong. Pong single-handily took over the small video game industry. -
Multiplayer Games
The first example of multiplayer games is Empire. Empire was a strategic based game where 8 different players could all join in one game. -
Arcade to Home Console
Pac-Man was originally an arcade game.It was a big hit, so they transferred it on to an Atari 2600. It became the first arcade game that was on a home console. -
3D Games
Monster Maze was the first 3D game. -
Tron
Disney made the first movie based off a game. It was called Tron. It was a big hit. -
Sega Master System
SMS, Sega Master System, was a console released as a competitor to Nintendo. SMS had better graphics and was the fist console to not have cartridges. -
Educational Games
People started to use video games as an educational tool. The reader Rabbit was the fist educational computer. -
Gameboy
Nintendo released a console named the Gameboy. It was a handheld console. The console became one over the most iconic game in history. It sold over 120 million copies. -
32-Bit Game System
The first 32-bit game system was the Amiga CD-32. It didn't really sell well. It only sold 100,00 copies. -
The Play Station
The first Play Station was released. It revolutionized the video game industry. It was a disc-based console. Other companies started to do disc-based consoles too.
