Who wants to tell me (Raise your hand) Do you play video games?
What is your favorite video game? Favorite video game character?
Favorite console?
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What are you going to learn What was the first video game
created for home use? What were the names of the first generation
consoles? What was the first big gaming company? What games were
the hottest craze, when they were first made for home use?
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The First Video Game The first video game was made in 1962 by
Steve Russell it was titled SpaceWar!. It wasnt the first video
game produced; however, it was the first video game that was
intended for computers. It was made for a computer that cost over
$150,000 dollars.
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Each player takes control of a starship and attempting to
destroy the other. A star in the center of the screen pulls on both
ships and requires maneuvering to avoid falling into it. In an
emergency, a player can enter hyperspace to return at a random
location on the screen, but only at the risk of exploding if it is
exploited.
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First generation game systems Magnavox Odyssey TV Tennis
Electrotennis Binatone TV Master The Coleco Telstar Nintendo
Color-TV Game
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First generation video games facts For the time (the 1970s they
were considered revolutionary) The consoles all came out within
months of each other They all mainly focused around the concept of
pong or tennis
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Home video game consoles Magnavox Odyssey The first home video
game console was the Magnavox Odyssey released in 1972. It ran for
$100, which is roughly $575 dollars today. Used a printed circuit
board.
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Digital Electronics? How is the Magnavox Odyssey considered a
digital console? the electronic signals exchanged between the
various parts responsible for gameplay (ball and players
generators, sync generators, diode matrix, etc.) are binary.
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Home Pong On September 12, 1975, Epoch released Japan's first
console, the TV Tennis Electrotennis Month late a similar console
called Home Pong was released in America. The home pong system cost
about $98.95 These systems exclusively featured pong and were
completely wireless
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Binatone TV Master Ran for a little under $100 dollars or about
$400 in todays time. Released in 1976. Came with paddles and a
light gun for target practice games.
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The Coleco Telstar Released in 1976 Cost $50, which is the
equivalent to $207 Came with an Inbuilt chip (most models) &
Cartridge (Telstar Arcade, 1977)
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Nintendo Color-TV Game Released in 1977 Only released in Japan
Different models cost between 830048,000 equivalent to $132761 in
todays American currency. Pushed 3 million units; highest selling
for a 1 st gen console. The beginning of the end for simple
pong/tennis machines
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Assignment Find out how much these first generation consoles
would cost to purchase today (use google shopping or a similar
website.). Write down weather or not you would purchase these.
http://www.archimedes- lab.org/game_pong.html Pair up with someone
and play pong with them, then write a paragraph on whether or not
you enjoyed it, say why or why not. http://www.archimedes-
lab.org/game_pong.html Turn this and your note sheet in for
grading.