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1st Video Game
The first video game was created by William Higginbotham in 1958. He was a Physicist and created a simple video game called Tennis for Two. It was very popular at the Brookhaven National Laboratory's open house. -
1st Interactive Computer Game
The first interactive computer game is believed to SpaceWar! It was created by Stephen Russell in 1962. The game was inspired by science fiction books. -
The 1st Arcade video game
In 1970 Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney try to create an arcade version of Spacewar. One year later They finally make the arcade version. After that they release it publicly. -
1st video game home system
Bushnell and Dabney created the 1st home system called Atari. Pong was the 1st game created by Atari. Pong then became really popular. -
1st Cartrige based system
Atari made the Video Computer system. A system that later became known as the Atari 2600. The Video computer system is the 1st cartridge based system. -
Nintendo
Nintendo created their 1st console some time around 1983. Cinematronics creates Dragon's lair and releases on the same date. It released in 1983 in Japan -
Tetris
Russian programmer Alex Pajitnov created the game Tetris. The game is playable on PC. It is also very popluar. -
Nintendo gameboy
Nintendo released the Gameboy. It was a very popular console. It also had many sales -
Super NES
Nintendo released the Super NES. It was very popular at the time. It was priced at 249.95 -
Age ratings
Age ratings were displayed on packages. This quickly became mandatory. This ensured young children don't see to much violent content. -
Sony and Nintendo
Sony sells the playstation to the U.S for $299. It sold 20 million copies. U.S releases the Nintendo 64. -
Events
Billy Mchell gets the highest score in Pac-Man. The highest score is 3,333,360. Due to high school shootings light gun from SEGA games were banned. -
Sony and the Sims
PlayStation 2 launches out. It quickly becomes a hit. The Sims release and becomes popular. -
Microsft and Nintendo
Microsoft and Nintendo release their next generation systems. Microsoft releases the Xbox for 299.99. While Nintendo releases the Gamecube and Gameboy advance
