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The Invention of pong
Pong, a table tennis game was created by Nolan Bushnell and Al Alcorn. It was a hit! It started off the video game craze. -
Home pong
Atari starts producing a home version of pong. There was no partners so he sold units at sears. -
The video game computer system
Atari releases the Video computer system. aka. the Atari 2600. It has a joystick and color games. It became the first home console for many. -
Space Invaders
Taito's Space invaders comes out in japan and is a hit so when it comes out in america it makes millions -
Pac man
Pac man was created by Toru Itwatani and was a huge hit all around the world on many home consoles -
Ms.Pac Man
The gender equality counterpart of Pac Man, Ms.Pac Man was oneof the best selling arcade games in the world. -
Tetris
Alexey Pajtnov creates Tetris, which seemed small at first but will become the best selling video game in the world. -
The NES
The Nintendo entertainment system revives the gaming industry in america and japan. -
The legend of Zelda
The best selling RPG, role playing game, The Legend of Zelda was created along with many other role playing games. -
Game boy
Nintendo's Game boy is created and is first handheld system with interchangeable cartrages -
Sonic
The Sega genesis releases sonic the hedgehog, a new game that appealed to players because you aren't the typical hero. -
Playstation
Sonys new console the playstation is much cheaper and is a big hit and it will become a major console in years to come. -
The sims
The sims replicated real life and appealed players for what they could do and was the most popular game for females. -
Steam
The biggest Gaming library of all time that allows players to get a huge amount of games.