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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
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 history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s.The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, first conceived by Ralph H. Baer in 1966.
Timeline of arcade video game history; V. Video game crash of 1983; Video games and charity; X. Xbox 360 launch This page was last edited on 12 April 2020, at 13 ...
Online retailing begins to pose a challenge to "brick and mortar" game stores, though the full effects of e-commerce will not be felt until the following decade. 1991 in games; 1992 in games; 1993 in games; 1994 in games; 1995 in games; 1996 in games; 1997 in games; 1998 in games; 1999 in 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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Atari Inc. releases Night Driver, an early example of a first-person perspective racing video game. Atari releases Breakout, which inspires a number of Breakout clones. Exidy releases Death Race. It was the first video game to inspire protest and cause panic. [9] Gremlin releases Blockade, the first of what become known as snake games.