History of Video Gaming

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History of VideoGamingTasha, Gav and Jess


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In the Beginning

1952 Noughts and Crosses

1958 Tennis for two

1961 Spacewar


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Its debatable that AS Douglas created

the first video game that runs on acomputer at Cambridge university.*

However other sources say that the firstvideo game ever created was tennis for 2

created by Willy Hinginbotham at theBrookhaven National Laboratory in Upton,played on an oscilloscope it was used toentertain guests at the lab.*

Steve Russell created Space war in 1961and it was the first game that wascreated for computer use*


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Onto the Big Screen

1968 The Odyssey or Brown Box

Ping-Pong

Tennis

Handball

Volleyball

Chase Light-gun game


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In 1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video

game played on a television set andcalled it Chase. It was played on theprototype of what was to be the firstvideo games console, the Oddyssey andknown at this stage as the Brown box*

which could be hooked up to a TV, andcoincidentally was also designed byRalph Baer. There were six games thatcould be played on the Oddyssey,including a light-gun game where a

separate gun accessory that detectedlight allowed players to shoot things onscreen.


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Let the Games Begin!

1971 Arcade game Computer Space

1972 Pong

1972 Atari Computers

1975 Pong re-release


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Battle of the Consoles

1972 Magnavox's Odyssey

1976 Fairchild Video EntertainmentSystem

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1977 Video Computer System (Atari 2600)


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Consoles in the 70s

Pong

Magnavox Odyssey


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Pong was taken from an arcade game

and turned into a console game.

A series of Magnavox Odyssey consoleswere produced quickly after each otherwith only slight modifications. The first in

1975, then 1976 and finally in 1978.


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The Games Continue 1978 Space Invaders

1980 Intelivision

1980 Battlezone 1980 Pac-man

1983 Dragon Lair

1985 Tetris


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Midway introduces the first game in an arcadethat keeps score and displays the highest ones in1978, it was called Space Invaders.*

In 1980 Mattel creates the Intelivision* and its thefirst real competitor of the Atari 2600. It has bettergraphics than Atari's 2600, but a higher retail price($299).

Battlezone is first 3-D game ever created in 1980 . Itis set in a virtual battlefield and was laterenhanced by the U.S. government for trainingexercises.

1980 also saw the invention of Pac-man fromcompany Namco

Cinematronics debuts Rick Dyer's Dragon Lair, thefirst video game to feature laser-disc technology.

In 1985 Tetris was released by Russian Alex Pajitnovand was to be played on a PC.


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Evolution of the Consoles

1986 Nintendo NES

1989 Game Boy

1989 Lynx

1993 Jaguar

1995 PlayStation

1995 Nintendo 64 1998 Contra


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Moved from cartridges to discs The first 3D graphics were seen from Phillips but the

standard and controllers of the game wereterrible. Nintendo's NES is released in the U.S. in 1986 after

being test-marketed in NY one year earlier.Nintendo releases the handheld Game Boy for$109 in 1989.

Atari tries to enter the handheld market with theLynx, a colour handheld console retailing for $149also in 1989

In 1993 Atari released the Jaguar, attempting tobe the first 64-bit console on the market. Theproduct actually runs two 32-bit processors.1995 Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S. andsells the console for $299 and the Nintendo 64 wasreleased in Japan and a year later in the US.


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The New Era 1996 Tamagotchi

2000 Sims

2001 Xbox

2001 GameCube

2004 Nintendo DS

2005 Xbox 360 2006 Nintendo Wii


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The virtual pet Tamagotchi is released in 1996 andbecame an instant hit.

In the year 2000 the sims is released and become thebest selling computer game in 2002.

Microsoft and Nintendo introduce their next-generation systems within days of each other in 2001.Microsoft claims its Xbox offers "the most powerfulgame experiences ever." Nintendo's GameCubedelivers new forms of interactive gaming for players.

2004 Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a portablesystem with two screens, one of which can be usedas a touch screen.

In 2005 Sony releases the PSP, a portable system witha large, high-resolution display

Xbox 360 was released in 2005 Nintendo wii was released in 2006 and wii sports

became the best selling video game of all time in2009


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Top Releases Over the Years

1995 Tekken (Playstation)

1995 Command & Conquer (Playstation, PC,

Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64) 1998 The Fifth Element (Playstation, PC)

1998 Metal Gear Solid (Playstation, PC)

1998 StarCraft (PC)

2001 Max Payne (PC, PS2, Xbox)

2001Grand Theft Auto 3 (PC, PS2, Xbox)

2001Final Fantasy 10 (PS2)


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Top Releases Continued 2004 World of Warcraft (PC)

2004 Half Life (PC)

2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) 2007 MotorStorm (PS3)

2007 Warhawk (PS3)

2007 Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (PS2,PS3, X360)

2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, PC)

2010 Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3)

2010 Halo: Reach (360)


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2013 Upcoming Releases Watch Dogs (Adventure, 3rd person shooterX360, PS3, PC) Crysis 3 (1st person shooterX360, PS3, PC) The Last of Us (3rd person shooter, ActionPS3) Tomb Raider (3rd person shooter, AdventureX360, PS3, PC) Rainbow 6: Patriots (1st person shooterConsoles TBC) The Walking Dead: Video Game (3rd person shooter,

adventureX360, PS3, PC) Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Blacklist ( 3rd person shooter,

stealthX360, PS3, PC) Dead space 3 (3rd person shooter, horrorX360, PS3, PC) Gears of War: Judgement (3rd person shooterX360) Command & Conquer: Generals 2 (real time strategyPC)

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