Videogame timeline By gus_grm Jun 5, 1943 ENIAC first computer Jan 1, 1972 Pong May 24, 1972 Magnavox Odyssey Jan 1, 1976 Telstar Aug 12, 1976 Fairchild Channel F Oct 12, 1977 Atari 2600 Jan 1, 1978 Magnavox Odyssey 2 Apr 27, 1979 Intellivision May 27, 1982 Atari 5200 Aug 27, 1982 ColecoVision Jul 15, 1983 NES Oct 29, 1988 Genesis Mega Drive Dec 3, 1994 PlayStation 1 Jun 23, 1996 Nintendo 64 June 23, 1996[ Mar 4, 2000 PlayStation 2 March 4, 2000 Nov 16, 2005 XBOX 360 November 16, 2005 Nov 11, 2006 PlayStation 3 *interactive multiplayer experience *multimedia capabilities *Blu-ray discs *Sony APPS *3D capability