THE HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES

Powerpoint presentation by Ayla Aaro

Early arcade video games In September

1971, a galaxy game was installed at a student union at Stanford University. Based on Spacewar, this was the first coinoperated video game.

First generation consoles The first home

'console' system was developed by Ralph Baer and his associates. Development began in 1966 and a working prototype was completed by 1968.

Mainframe computers

University mainframe game development blossomed in the early 1970s. There is little record of all but the most popular games because they were not marketed or regarded.

This is a picture of a mainframe computer.

Video game crash of 1977 In 1977,

manufacturers of older, obsolete consoles and Pong clones sold their systems at a loss to clear stock, creating a glut in the market, and causing Fairchild and RCA to abandon their game consoles. Only Atari and Magnavox remained in the home console market.

This is a picture of the atari 2600

Golden age of video arcade games

The arcade game industry entered its golden age in 1978 with the release of Space Invaders by Taito, a success that inspired dozens of manufacturers to enter the market. The game inspired arcade machines to become prevalent in mainstream locations such as shopping malls, traditional storefronts, restaurants and convenience stores during the golden age.This is the Space Invaders arcade game.

Home computer games While the fruit of

retail development in early video games appeared mainly in video arcades and home consoles, home computers began appearing in the late 1970s and were rapidly evolving in the 80s, allowing their owners to program simple games.

Console role-playing video games

Dragon Warrior (1986), developed by Yuji Horii, was one of the earliest role-playing video games.

Gaming computers Following the

success of the Apple II and Commodore PET in the late 1970s a series of cheaper and incompatible rivals emerged in the early 1980s.

Apple II computer.

Early online gaming Dial-up bulletin

board systems were popular in the 1980s, and sometimes used for online game playing. The earliest such systems were in the late 1970s and early 1980s and had a crude plain-text interface.

Bulletin board system.

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