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The Begining of Video Games
The first video games were only simulations used for academics. -
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The History of Video Games
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Steve Russell Invents Spacewar!
Steven Russell invented the first computer-based video game called Spacewar. -
The Oregon Trail is created
Students Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger at Minnesota College create the game The Oregon Trail. -
Atari Develops Pong
Pong is developed, it became a arcade legend. -
Atari Releases the Atari 2600
Wikipedia LinkThe Atari 2600 has many games in color, it became used in millions of American homes -
Nintendo Entertainment System comes to U.S.
The Nintendo Entertainment System comes to the U.S. 2 years after it is realesed in Japan -
Nintendo Game Boy comes out
The Nintendo Game Boy comes out, it is one of the first hand-held game system and is very popular -
Sonic comes out
Sega creates Sonic the Hedgehog -
Mortal Kombat comes out
Wikipedia LinkMortal Kombat becomes popular, but there are many debates about the bloodshed and violence in the game. -
Sony creates the Playstation
When Sony created the Playstation in 1995 it sold for $100 -
Microsoft creates the Xbox
The Xbox comes out and becomes very popular with its many games -
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Xbox360 comes out
The Xbox360 comes out and is still used very much today -
Angry Birds comes out
Angry Birds comes out on the phone and becomes very fast -
Minecraft comes out
Minecraft comes out in 2010 and is very popular now still
