The History of Video Games



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and work your way down the page and through the sections or levels of time starting at the first video games and ending here in 2023. If you would like to skip to a certain time the the buttons located above this text should allow you to do that.


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(Sorce: Firewatch - Campo Santo)


I did mention the very first video games being Tennis for Two, however most people belive that the video game erra started in the 1950's and 1960's as computers scientists began making simple games and simulations. In the 1970's what is considered the golden age of arcade video games this is when games that are considered classics like Pac-man and Space Invaders where introduced all across the US.


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(Sorce: F1 2021 - Codemasters)


In the late 1990's the internet gained wide-spread consumer use, and video games also began to use the internet. In the early 2000's Microsoft entered into the console race with there Xbox line, due to fears that sonys playstation would replace the need for personal computers. While Microsoft and Sony continued to battle it out for console supremicy. Meanwhile Nintendo was focusing on more innovative ways to attract people to the gaming space.


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(Sorce: Elite Dangerous - Frontier Developments)


Currently Video games are pushing the limits of computing with most new games rivaling actual reality. Massive video game companies aren’t hard to find now in someone’s everyday life and with systems like, in game purchases, VR (Virtual Reality) and Raytracing features It would be hard to imagine the video game market slowing down anytime soon.


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(Sorce: GTA 5 - Rockstar Games)