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Video games

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  • First ever video game

    First ever video game
    Arguably the first ever video game was created by Edward U. Condon. This game was a remake of Nim, however it was computer controlled.
    Bibliography: 1940: Nimatron. (2012, July 8). Retrieved October 9, 2015, from https://pbgames.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/1940-nimatron/

  • Computer Controlled Tic Tac Toe

    Computer Controlled Tic Tac Toe
    Computer controlled tic tac toe was created by A.S. Douglas. Some say this was the first video game ever, rather than computer controlled Nim.
    Bibliography: OXO, a video game for one of the first computers in history. (2011, July 15). Retrieved October 9, 2015, from http://en.wikinoticia.com/Technology/general-technology/91404-oxo-a-video-game-for-one-of-the-first-computers-in-history

  • Computer Tennis

    Willy Higinbothom created a tennis game on the computer. Again, this was again believed to be the first video game ever. The game was later dismantled, but led up to the creation of pong,

  • First ever Computer game

    The first ever game was created on a pc. Other games had machines created in order to play games, however, with the creation of Spacewar, people could play video games at home.

  • Video games on television

    While there was no actual invention untl later, this idea by Ralph Baer lead up to the creation of video game consoles.

  • Video games on television in development

    Ralph Baer makes his idea come to life and develops the brown box, allowing player to play tennis and other games.

  • The Odyssey

    Ralph Baer creates the Odyssey, the first ever home video game system.

  • Pong

    Nolan Bushell and Al Alcorn create pong.

  • Atari 2600

    The Atari 2600 was released to the public, leading to millions of Americans playing video games.

  • Space Invaders

    Space invaders was created originally in Japan, but later came to the United States. It was the most popular game since the release of Pong.

  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man was created by Toru Iwanti on May 22, 1980. Supposedly, Pac-Man was inspired by a missing slice of pizza, however, that is just rumor.

  • Donkey Kong

    The extremely popular game, Donkey Kong was released, leading into a new, extremely popular series.

  • NES/Famicom

    Nintendo's Famicom was released in Japan. Two years later, it was released in America as the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES for short.

  • Tetris

    A Russian mathematician named Alexey Pajitnov creates tetris. It was later included by every gameboy by Nintendo.

  • Legend of Zelda

    The very first Legend of Zelda was released in Japan. This is one of the very iconic video games that is still around today.

  • Gameboy

    The gameboy was released allowing for handheld gaming.

  • Playstation

    The original Playstation was released.

  • Xbox

    The original Xbox was created by Microsoft, allowing for popular games such as Halo.

  • Steam

    Gaming comes to PC more than ever with the creation of Steam.

  • Nintendo DS

    Nintendo makes another handheld gaming device, the Nintendo DS.

  • Future of Gaming

    Gaming has come a long way. After the creation of the Odyssey, home entertainment systems became a big deal. Since then, the NES, Playstation 1-4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 1, Wii, Wii U, and so many more. What comes next is yet to be found out.