Arcade gaming
Pong 1972
Although it wasn't the first, Atari's Pong was the first video game to get the ball rolling -- or bouncing, as it were. Humble even by contemporary standards, Pong was an effort to introduce a video game so intuitive that even a child (or inebriated bar patron) could grasp it instantly.
It was in many ways a reaction to the first commercial arcade video game, Computer Space, from 1971, an overly ambitious effort based on Spacewar!, a pioneering mainframe computer-based space combat simulation from the 1960s developed by and for engineers (which will be covered in an upcoming article, "Spacewar! (1962): The Best Waste of Time in the History of the Universe").
Unfortunately, Computer Space proved too complex for the first wave of would-be gamers to handle. Whereas Computer Space had boldly gone where no coin-op had gone before, Pong merely asked players to "avoid missing ball for high score." The banal but intuitive game play made it the right game at the right time.
In 1972, most Americans were just getting used to color television; the idea of playing an actual game on a TV screen was revolutionary. What Pong really achieved, then, was demonstrating to the masses that computers were far more than esoteric tools for engineers and rocket scientists. It was the TV game of the future -- a future they were now part of.
Maze game 1973
The maze game was the first colour game in the arcade history it was also the first controversial game ever. The maze game was originally in black and white but then it was made into colour.
1974
In 1974 there was a hole bunch of arcade game that were made including a game that helped Atari from closing down which was called Tank, the next arcade game was the first ever car game called Gran Track 10 it was the first driving game ever loads of people played this game. The third arcade game was called quak which was the first ever game to use a light gun in there game. They also made the first basketball game called one on one this was not made by atari this was made ny another company called PMC.
1975
The first ever CPU game which was called gun fight the game was made fantastic because you whouild actually stand and instead of using joysticks you whouild use guns to shoot the cowboys now. Another game which was related was called bullet mark which is similar to the gun fight except that it is you do not have to hold it because it is already rested on the counter this is when sega stopped doing ping pong and started with the bullet mark.
In 1977 there was a game called space wars which was developed, space wars was the first vector arcade game that was made it was the most popular game ever in 1977 which it ramaind until space invaders was made which was then popular.
Consoles gaming
BROWN BOX 1967
The first ever video game console was called a brown box which was a console that was a bulky brown rectangular box which had two controllers attached to it. The brown box can be hooked up to any ordinary TV sets.
1972 MAGNOVOX ODYSSEY
The demonstration of the brown box led to the licencing of the technology by the magnovox odyssey it was resulted in the least of the first official home video game console the first video game was silent which the graphics were very primitive.
From 1975 to 1977 there were a hole bunch of game consoles that were made and they sold quite well there was different makes and sizes aswell. The names of the consoles that were made in 1975 were Atari sears tele games pong system, Magnovox Odyssey 100, Magnovox Odyssey 200, Coleco telstar.
1976 CONSOLES
The first 1976 console that they made was a console called telstar which was called pong. Atari sells a home version of pong to the customers to sell and it worked out really well for them. Pongs feature is a single chip that produces both and on screen score and also the sound that the game console makes aswell.
1977 Atari 2600
Atari realized that a single games system popularity could not last so they began working on a new console a cartridge based system the consoles name was called Stella that can also play multiple games anywhere.
1980 Intertelivishion
Matelii released there intertelivishion the first challenge to Atari dominance and it was also the start of the early 80s console war between Atari and Mattel. The intertelivishion has highly better graphics then the Atari 2600. Both consoles attract third party game developers.
1985
In 1985 there was a console called the Nintendo Entertainment System which was originally a Japanese playing card company. It releases the Nintendo system in the UK it was also known as the famicom in Japan. The Nintendo is known because it was the first for it to play super Mario bros and the legend of zelda. Also the Nintendo console becuse the biggest selling console in the 1980s.
1989
The introduction to Game boy was Nintendo second smash hit in 1989. It was the first major handheld console. Game boy features a 8 bit CPU like its parent system the NES and the and a black and white LCD screen.
1990
Neo Geo in the 1990 was marked the first home system that is years ahead it has huge detailed graphics it also has arcade level quality also the make of it is a single joystick and also has two portable pieces that are the make of the console.
1991
In 1991 Nintendo released there own console which was called Nintendo Entertainment system it became the top selling console in the 1990s which made it more popular with other consoles and was more popular in the USA with its 16 bit hard drive.
1995
In 1995 there was a console called play station 1 which was the first ever console that a company called Sony made it was the most popular console with a 32 bit era of video games. With games like metal gear solid and resident evil,gran turismo and also Electronic arts it also played 2D games.
1996
In 1996 the Nintendo 64 was released making the last mass market system to use cartridges with the Nintendo 4 cartridges they load much faster and also the cartridges as game data can be stored onto the console. The Nintendo 64 lacks the broad range of games released on the play station but it does score big titles also it was ultra hd which was really good for the Nintendo 64.
2000
In the year 2000 Sony released the play station 2 it was the first 128 bit system. The new system that they but in was the backwards compatibility which is the ability to play older 32 bit PlayStation games on the Ps2. The PlayStation 2 also had a DVD system which you could have. The PlayStation 2 became the most popular console of the 128 bit area.
2001
In 2001 Microsoft made their first console which was the Xbox. The company used PC technology in building the Xbox console it allows a greater performance when compared to the other 128 bit consoles like the ps2 or the Nintendo GameCube. Xbox greatest success was the release of halo combat evoled which is one of the most popular titles in the Xbox history.
2002
The game boy advance was the next step in the game boy advance a backwards compatibility system from both the game boy and the game boy color portable system that will play games from both the game boy and also the game boy coulour portable. It has a LCD screen that can display more than 32,000 colors it also features a recharge type.
2004
In 2004 there was the Nintendo ds which was made it was made to integrate more computing functions into it handheld gaming consoles. The Nintendo ds features duel screens and also touch screen technology. It is similar to that of a tablet PC.
2005
In 2005 Sony made their first PlayStation portable or more commonly know as (PSP). It is a handheld console, like the Nintendo ds the PSP features a wireless capability high quality graphics and non gaming functions like photo storage and digital audio and video capabilities.
2005
In 2005 Microsoft released the first xbox 360 which features a sleeker customization design it also has wireless controllers and a enhanced online experience though its Xbox live service. The Xbox 360 runs on a three core power PC based CPU to better render game physics and graphics. It also features USB ports for connectivity with multiplayer players.
2006
In 2006 Sony made the ps3 otherwise known as the the play station 3. It is the first console to use blue ray disc in the console also it unlined gaming service. in September 2009 they released the play station slim. The play station 3 sold 80 million units worldwide.
2010
In 2010 Microsoft made two more Xbox 360s which were the resigned slim models which were made they still had the same features as the old Xbox 360 just the design was better also the controllers were more smoother to hold which was better.
2014
The Xbox one is the most advanced console that Microsoft had made the console features an advanced micro processor built round the Xbox one places an inpased on a cloud computing it has the ability to allow live TV on the Xbox itself also the Xbox one has an upgraded kinect sensor also the xbox one allows people to live stream and also users to record and share highlights.
The PlayStation 4 has a more complex cell architecture of its predecessor the PlayStation 4 features an AMD which means accelerated Processing unit. The PlayStation 4s GPU can perform 1.843 teraflops. The console enables interactivity with other services and devices through the PlayStation app.
PC Gaming
There is a lot about PC gaming which is that pc gaming is better because of the graphics on certain games such as games that are on the consoles that can be played on the PC such as call of duty and also battlefield. The most popular game on pc is League of legends it is the most popular game ever with over 27 million people who play it every day. PC gaming is popular to a lot of people. A lot of people play a lot of pc games more than they play consoles. Their are other PC games aswell like space invaders and pack man.
Mobile gaming
Mobile gaming is not one of the most popular but people do play games on the mobile device the famous game that they had was snake. Snake was a popular game in the 1990s people played it all the time. In 1994 there was a game called Tetris. Three years later Nokia made a game called snake which was very popular
WAP soon gave way to services such as J2ME, BREW and Nokia's own Series 40 and Series 60 operating systems. These platforms enabled significantly more complex programmes to be distributed to handsets, catching the attention of major gaming studios. Around the turn of the millennium, colour handsets flooded the market, replete with Java and flash support and more robust online capabilities. Studios such as Sega, Namco, THQ, EA and Gameloft leaped upon this untapped resource, developing exclusive content for mobile phone users. Early colour titles - such as Tetris, Pac-man and various other puzzlers - still looked primitive compared to mainstream handheld consoles of the day, but bigger and better things were just around the corner. Sega's Super Monkey Ball was the first major console to mobile conversion, and the game's popularity paved the way for many other high-profile franchises to make the jump to cell phone. Gameloft scaled down Ubisoft's Splinter Cell, EA delivered tailored editions of its popular sports series and Sega rendered some of its Genesis catalogue in Java. Although things were moving forward at an incredible rate, mobile phone gaming was still addled by hardware constraints. Numeric keypads were never intended as gaming interfaces, and Java-based offerings had limited appeal to anyone outside of the casual demographic.
In 2003, Nokia attempted to bridge the gap between mobile phones and gaming devices with the launch of the N-Gage. Based on the Nokia Series 60 platform, the device was launched as an attempt to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance. Despite being considerably more powerful and offering communication and online support, the system was a commercial failure. Support from major franchises including Tomb Raider, Call Of Duty and Sonic The Hedgehog didn't change the fact that the console's buttons were poorly suited for gaming and its design clunky and unappealing. However, the N-Gage did attract a cult following and is something of a collector's item today. Moreover, the online service that Nokia launched to back the device was ahead of its time. Many of its services were integrated into the firm's Ovi Store in the ensuing years.
History of TV gaming
Year: 1978
Not everyone could afford a home console back in 1978 so Florida TV syndicator Marvin Kempner came up with the idea of a segment where people could call in and play video games on the Intellivision video game console over the phone. A caller would dial-in and by using a phrase (in New York City it was "Pix") they would be able to shoot down alien spaceships or shoot basketballs into a hoop. TV POWWW was syndicated all over the United States and picked up over seas until 1982.
Their is a company who do have games on their tv which is SKY they had TV gaming on there boxes that customers had so the customers could play their games on the settings where people were able to play games all the time if they were getting bored.
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