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The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware ...
The historical video game belongs to a video game genre in which stories are based upon historical events, environments, or people. Some historical video games are simulators, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event, civilization or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow.
This is a chronological list of years in video games that indexes the years in video games pages. Years are annotated with significant events in the history of video games . 1970s
Another early reference is the list of Buddha games (circa 500 BC) which is a list from the Pali Canon that Buddhist monks were forbidden to play. This list mentions games on boards with 8 or 10 rows (Ashtapada and Daśapada), games which use floor diagrams (one game called Parihâra-patham is similar to hop-scotch), dice games and ball games.
The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public.
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Early history of video games: Top: All VG history articles are essential. GA: Golden age of arcade video games: High: All VG history articles are essential. B: FARC page: History of video games: Top: All VG history articles are essential. C: Bad lead, needs more refs, copyediting. The 1970s section is a mess. Perhaps fork off a timeline list as ...
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