A quite short story about videogames

1. The history of videogames
by Pol Casacuberta

2. INDEX
• Introduction
• The “First” Video Game (1962-1971)
• Arcades
• Video Games Become Popular
• Arcade Games
• Console Timeline (1972-1996)
• Conclusion

3. Introduction
Video games have been an important concept in the
advancement of technology for over 40 years now.
Since 1975, they have not only become one of the most popular
sources of entertainment, they have also played a major role
in globalization, allowing people from all over the world to
communicate amongst each other.

4. The First Video Game
• In 1962 Steve Russell invents SpaceWar!, a game that was
developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• It wasn’t the first actual video game developed, however it
was the first intended to be played on computers
• Game was developed for a computer that cost over $150,000
making it unmarketable and unknown to the general public.

5. Arcades
• In 1971, Nolan Bushnell along with Ted Dabney (whom later
founded Atari together in 1975) programmed the SpaceWars!
game to play on a television screen
• Together they created the first Arcade Machine, Computer
Space, which operated at 25 cents per 90 seconds.

6. Video Games Become Popular
• In 1975, Atari released Pong as a home video game on their
first console
• Pong becomes a huge success among a teenage market
• The sales of video game entertainment systems also begin to
skyrocket

7. Arcade Games
• From 1977 to the late 1980’s, video games
became extremely popular as coin-operated
machines in arcades.
• Games such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and
Space Invaders became extremely successful.

8. Early Consoles
• In 1972, Ralph Baer created the Magnavox
Odyssey. It was the first video game
console playable on home televisions
• Magnavox mass-produced these consoles
which featured 5 diskettes that generated
different code already located in the
machine and 2 huge controllers that used
6-C batteries apiece
• HAL (A.I.) first introduced
• Atari releases 2600 in 1975, these
entertainment systems are referred to as
the 1st generation of consoles

9. 2nd & 3rd Generation Consoles
(8-Bit)
• Atari 2600
• Nintendo
Entertainment
System(NES -
1985)

10. 4th Generation
(16-Bit)
• Super Nintendo (SNES)
• Sega Genesis
• Turbografx-16

11. 5th Generation
(32-64 bit)
• Atari Jaguar(32 Bit)
• Sega CD(32 Bit)
• Playstation(64 Bit)
• Nintendo 64(64 Bit)
This era began what would later be
known as “the Console Wars”. Both
64 Bit machines ended up being
mainstream machines that would
later be the downfall for both the
Sega and Atari companies as
console developers due to cost
efficiency and playability
With the release of the 64-Bit
console, video games became
playable in 3-Dimensional worlds

12. Conclusion
• The technology grows everyday

13. Sources
• Wikipedia
• Books like “The Ultimate History of
Videogames
• Meristation