History of Video Gaming

Tasha, Gav and Jess

In the Beginning
1952

Noughts and Crosses 1958 Tennis for two 1961 Spacewar

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debatable that AS Douglas created the first video game that runs on a computer at Cambridge university.* However other sources say that the first video game ever created was tennis for 2 created by Willy Hinginbotham at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, played on an oscilloscope it was used to entertain guests at the lab.* Steve Russell created Space war in 1961 and it was the first game that was created for computer use*

Onto the Big Screen

1968

The Odyssey or Brown Box Ping-Pong Tennis Handball Volleyball Chase Light-gun game

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1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video game played on a television set and called it Chase. It was played on the prototype of what was to be the first video games console, the Oddyssey and known at this stage as the Brown box* which could be hooked up to a TV, and coincidentally was also designed by Ralph Baer. There were six games that could be played on the Oddyssey, including a light-gun game where a separate gun accessory that detected light allowed players to shoot things on screen.

Let the Games Begin!

1971

Arcade game Computer Space 1972 Pong 1972 Atari Computers 1975 Pong re-release

Battle of the Consoles

1972

Magnavox's Odyssey 1976 Fairchild Video Entertainment System Chanel F 1977 Video Computer System (Atari 2600)

Consoles in the 70s

Pong

Magnavox

Odyssey

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was taken from an arcade game and turned into a console game. A series of Magnavox Odyssey consoles were produced quickly after each other with only slight modifications. The first in 1975, then 1976 and finally in 1978.

The Games Continue

1978 Space Invaders 1980 Intelivision 1980 Battlezone 1980 Pac-man 1983 Dragon Lair 1985 Tetris

Midway introduces the first game in an arcade that keeps score and displays the highest ones in 1978, it was called Space Invaders.* In 1980 Mattel creates the Intelivision* and its the first real competitor of the Atari 2600. It has better graphics than Atari's 2600, but a higher retail price ($299). Battlezone is first 3-D game ever created in 1980 . It is set in a virtual battlefield and was later enhanced by the U.S. government for training exercises. 1980 also saw the invention of Pac-man from company Namco Cinematronics debuts Rick Dyer's Dragon Lair, the first video game to feature laser-disc technology. In 1985 Tetris was released by Russian Alex Pajitnov and was to be played on a PC.

Evolution of the Consoles

1986

Nintendo NES 1989 Game Boy 1989 Lynx 1993 Jaguar 1995 PlayStation 1995 Nintendo 64 1998 Contra

Moved from cartridges to discs The first 3D graphics were seen from Phillips but the standard and controllers of the game were terrible. 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 the Lynx, a colour handheld console retailing for $149 also in 1989 In 1993 Atari released the Jaguar, attempting to be the first 64-bit console on the market. The product actually runs two 32-bit processors. 1995 Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S. and sells the console for $299 and the Nintendo 64 was released in Japan and a year later in the US.

The New Era

1996

Tamagotchi 2000 Sims 2001 Xbox 2001 GameCube 2004 Nintendo DS 2005 Xbox 360 2006 Nintendo Wii

The virtual pet Tamagotchi is released in 1996 and became an instant hit. In the year 2000 the sims is released and become the best selling computer game in 2002. Microsoft and Nintendo introduce their nextgeneration systems within days of each other in 2001. Microsoft claims its Xbox offers "the most powerful game experiences ever." Nintendo's GameCube delivers new forms of interactive gaming for players. 2004 Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, a portable system with two screens, one of which can be used as a touch screen. In 2005 Sony releases the PSP, a portable system with a 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 in 2009

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)

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)

2013 Upcoming Releases

Watch Dogs (Adventure, 3rd person shooter X360, PS3, PC) Crysis 3 (1st person shooter X360, PS3, PC) The Last of Us (3rd person shooter, Action PS3) Tomb Raider (3rd person shooter, Adventure X360, PS3, PC) Rainbow 6: Patriots (1st person shooter Consoles TBC) The Walking Dead: Video Game (3rd person shooter, adventure X360, PS3, PC) Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Blacklist ( 3rd person shooter, stealth X360, PS3, PC) Dead space 3 (3rd person shooter, horror X360, PS3, PC) Gears of War: Judgement (3rd person shooter X360) Command & Conquer: Generals 2 (real time strategy PC)