History of Video Gaming by Lauren, Brad, Sam, John, Ryan

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The History of videoGaming


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1958vPhysicist Willy Higinbotham invents the

first "video game" at the Brookhaven

National Laboratory in Upton, New York.His game, a table tennis-like game, was

played on an oscilloscope.


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1961v Steve Russell creates spacewar, the first

interactive computer game. It runs on a

digital PDP-1 mainframe computer and the

graphics are made up of ASCII text

characters.


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1966vRalph Baer, an engineer, receives support from

his company to explore his idea of creating

interactive games using a television


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1976vBaer and team are successful in creating two

interactive TV games.

vA chase game and a tennis game.

vThey are also able to manipulate a toy gun so

that it detects spots of light on the TV screen.


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1970vMagnavox licenses Baers game from Sanders

Associates.

vNolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney begin their

attempt to create an arcade version of

Spacewar calling it computer space.


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1971vComputer Space becomes the first video

arcade game ever released. 1500 games are

distributed. Public consensus is that it is too

difficult to play.


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1972

vApril 25th

A US patent is issued to Ralph Baer for Atelevision gaming apparatus and method

vMay 24th

Magnavoxs Odyssey, the first home

video game system, is shown at a

convention in Burlingame, CA, and is

released to the public later that year.

Bushnell and Dabney found Atari. They

name their company after a tern from the

Japanese game Go. Atari is


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1975vAtaris Pong is released with help from Sears

Roebuck, which finances the production of 150,000

units. It becomes the hottest selling Christmas

present. Sears sells the product exclusively, with the

Sears Tele-Games logo.

vGunfight, the first computer game is released. It is

the first game to use a microprocessor instead ofhardwired solid-state circuits.


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1976vColeco releases its first home video-game

console called Telstar

vFairfield Camera and Instrument debuts its

video entertainment system which is known

later as Channel F.

vThe first programmable home game control, it

allows users to change games by switching

cartridges that resembled 8-track audio tapes


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1977vAtari introduces its first cartridge-based home

video system called the Video Computer

System which later becomes known as the Atari

2600. it retails for $249.95.


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1978vThe trackball makes its entrance into the

video-game industry as the controller in Ataris

new arcade game football.

vMidway introduces Space Invaders into

arcades. It is the first arcade game that tracks

its displays as high scores.

vAtari attempts to enter the computer industry

to compete with Apple. This product isn't taken

seriously and the Atari 400 and 800 are taken

from the market.


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1979vAtari develops a handheld console that

displays holograms. Named Cosmo this

product was never released.

vAsteroids is the first game to allow high

scorers to enter three character initials to be

stored in the machine.


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1980vMattels Intelivision debuts and its first real

competitor of the Atari 2600. It had better

graphics than Atari's 2600 but a higher retail

price $299.

vActivision becomes the first third-party video

game vendor. The company is created by Atari

programmers who want to receive individualcredit for creating Ataris video games.

vBattlezone is first 3D game ever created. Is it

set in a virtual battlefields and was later

enhanced by the US government for training


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1981vArnie Katz and Bill Kunkel found the first

video-game magazine, electronic game.


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1982vAtari released the Atari 5200 to compete with

Colecos Colecovision.


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1983vCinematronics debut Rick Dyers Dragon Lair,

the first video game to feature laser-disc

technology.

vThe commodore 64 is introduced, it is the most

powerful video-game console to date and the

least expensive.

vNintendo introduces the Famicom in Japan

later known as the Nintendo Entertainment

System in the US. Since Atari controls such a

large percentage of the market they do not

plan to market the product in the US. Instead


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1985vThe popular game Tetris is developed by

Russian programmer Alex Paijtnov. It is played

on a PC.


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1986vNintendos NES is released in the U.S after

being test marketed in NY on year earlier.

vTo compete with the NES, Sega introduces theSega Master System.

vAtari releases the Atari 7800 to stay

competitive in the market.


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1989vNintendo releases the handheld game boy for

$109.

vNEC releases the first 16-bit console in the U.S.It is called the TurboGrafx-16 and sold for $189,

it is the first system to run video games stored

on compact disks.

vThe true arcase experience comes into America

homes when Sega deubutes the Genesis, its

first 16-bit home game console for $249.95.

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Atari tries to enter the handheld market withthe L nx a colourful handheld console retailin


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1991vSuper NES is released in the U.S by Nintendo

for $249.95.


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1993vAtari releases the Jaguar, attempting to be the

first 64-bit console on the market. The product

actually runs two 32-bit processors.

vSenators Joseph Lieberman of the Connecticut

and Herbert Kohl of Wisconsin launch a Senate

investigation into violence in video games,

hoping to initiate a ban on violent games.


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1994vResulting from the Senate investigation, the

Entertainment Software Rating Board is

created. Rating are now given to video games

and are marked on the games packaging to

indicate the suggested age of players and

violent content.

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In Japan, the Sega Saturn and the SonyPlayStation make their debut.


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1995vSony Brings the PlayStation to the U.S and

sells the console for $299.

vNintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in Japan.


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1996vArcades focus on bringing in more Ride-and-

video games like skiing, snowboarding and jet

skiing, as their popularity has surpassed the

popularity of shooting and fighting games.

vAtaris founder, Nolan Bushnell, renters the

industry making Internet stations for arcades

and bars.

vThe Tamagotchi virtual pet becomes an instant

sensation in Japan. It is released in the U.S in

May of that year selling all of its 30,000 unit

supply in 3 days.


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1997vPlayStation is considered by many in the

industry as most popular game console as the

20 millionth unit is sold.

vTiger introduces a multipurpose handheld

console to compete with the Game Boy. Called

Game.com it features games, an address book,

calculator and stylus touchscreen capability. Italso connects to a PC modem for access to

email.

vArizona attempts to restrict the distribution of

violent games by making it illegal to display or


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1998vSega introduces the Dreamcast in Japan. This

console operates on Microsoft Windows CE

which will allow for easier conversion between

Dreamcast and PC games.

vThe Wal-Mart retail chain decides to ban over

50 video games that is deems inappropriate for

minors.


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1999vBilly Mitchell attains a score of 3,333,360 in

the game Pac-Man. This is the highest possible

score a player can get.

vAs a result of the shoots that occurred at

Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado,

Sega announces that it will not release a light

gun with the Dreamcast in the U.S. in addition,it prevents use of imported guns with American

consoles, which forces the Americans to use

standard controller to play the popular House

of the Dead 2.


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2000vSony PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S for

$299.99 and is sold out by early morning. Since

the demand is so high and only 500,000 units

are available, it is very difficult to buy a unit

during the first shipment.

vThe Sims is released and quickly becomes a

hit. It eventually surpasses Myst as the best-selling PC game ever.


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2004vNintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a portable

system with two screens, one of which can be

used as a touch screen.


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2005vSony releases the PSP, a portable system with

a large, high resolution display.

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Microsoft unveils the Xbox 360, a consolesystem to be released in November 2005. sony

and nintendos competing console is due to be

released in 2006.


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2006vNintendo releases the Wii, a gaming system

that lets gamers use the controller in

revolutionary ways, such as swinging it like a

tennis racket, holding and titling it like a

steering wheel and more.

vSony also debuts the PlayStation 3, a very

sophisticated and expensive game system.


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2007vNintendo releases Super Mario Galaxy for Wii.

It continues the adventures of Mario, Luigi and

Princess Peach as they face their old Foe

Bowser.


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2008vGrand Theft Auto 4 breaks sales record its first

week after gamers bought more than 6 million

copies.

vThe Wii Fit launched, adding even more

incentive for gamers of all ages to get up and

move.


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2009vWith over 40 million units sold, Nintendos Wii

Sport becomes the best-selling video game of

all time. The previous record holder was

another Nintendo game: Super Mario Bros.


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Pong Deconstruction


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PongvPong is a tennis simulation that was released in

1972.

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It was published by Atari inc.

vIt features simple two dimensional graphics and has

simple controls.

vIt was released on an arcade cabinet made by Atari.

vOne of the first game to receive main stream

popularity.


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