Gaming Timeline
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The first ever coin operated video
game was installed at Stafford university.
It cost over £20,000 to build a computer
called the DEC PDP-11 and a vector display terminal.Atari developed Pong in 1972 which when
released became the first commercially
successful coin operated video
games selling over 35,000 unitsGun fight was released, this was
the first game that used a
microprocessor.Taito corporation released Space Invaders
this became a very popular arcade games.
From 1978 to 1982 arcade games became
much more popular.Atari released Asteroids which
was one of the most popular arcade
games and is their most sold arcade games.FroggerGalaxianCentipedeDig-DugDonkey Kong JrTronThe most popular game ever,
Pac Man. This game
sold over 350,000 arcade
cabinets.Donkey Kong was one of the
first platform games, being
the second game to have
multiple levels.The Nintendo Entertainment System was releasedThe Sega Master was releasedMore people started switching
to home console because of
these releasesStreet Fighter 11 was released by Capcom.
More fighting games like
Virtual Fighter and Mortal
Combat became hugely successful.The industry slowed down at this
point as not many games were released1999 was when different arcade
games came out including
Dance Dance Revolution and
Guitar Hero. This boosted the
arcade games industry. You
played the game by using
pressure sensitive arrows on the floor.Simulation games have
been created since like
Strike Fighter, Racing games and
Hunting games10-Yard FightAlex Kidd in Miracle World20 em 1Perioden
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