A Short History of Computer Games Abstracted from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_and_video_games

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th  Pong  Hunt the Wumpus  Pacman  Space Invaders  Asteroids  Dune II  Myst  The Sims Games   Snipes  Quake

Pong

Asteroids

Space Invaders

Pac Man

Snipes

Super Mario Brothers

Dune II

Myst

The Sims

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th  Pong  Hunt the Wumpus  Pacman  Space Invaders  Asteroids  Dune II  Myst  The Sims  PDP 1 Games Game Hardware   Fairchild VES  Atari 2600  Apple II  Comodore 64  Snipes  IBM PC/AT  Commodore Amiga  Mac II  Super NES  Nintendo 64  Playstation  Quake  Nintendo NES

PDP 1

Fairchild VES

Atari 2600

Apple II

Commodore 64

Nintendo NES

MAC II

Super NES

Sony PlayStation

Nintendo 64

Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 3

Nintendo Wii

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th  Pong  Hunt the Wumpus  Pacman  Space Invaders  Asteroids  Dune II Real Time Strategy  Myst  The Sims  PDP 1 Games Game Hardware Game Technology  Text only: 10 to 30 character per second teletype  Fairchild VES  ROM Cartridges replace hard wired  Atari 2600 Black and white lines on CRT Color, raster CRT  Apple II  Comodore 64  Snipes Network game  IBM PC/AT 16 color 640 x 350 screen  Commodore Amiga 16 bit processor  Mac II (color) IBM PC w/ 256 colors and dedicated sound card  Creative Labs Sound Blaster  Super NES  3D Accelerator Cards First Person Shooter  Nintendo 64  Playstation  Quake  Nintendo NES (8 bit)

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire:

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire: 63

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire: 63 Write down your age now:

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire: 63 Write down your age now: 16

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire: 63 Write down your age now: 16 Subtract the second line from the first line to determine the number of years until you retire:

Change of Pace: Write down the age at which you would like to retire: 63 Write down your age now: 16 Subtract the second line from the first line to determine the number of years until you retire: 47

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th  Pong  Hunt the Wumpus  Pacman  Space Invaders  Asteroids  Dune II Real Time Strategy  Myst  The Sims  PDP 1 Games Game Hardware Game Technology  Text only: 10 to 30 character per second teletype  Fairchild VES  ROM Cartridges replace hard wired  Atari 2600 Black and white lines on CRT Color, raster CRT  Apple II  Comodore 64  Snipes Network game  IBM PC/AT 16 color 640 x 350 screen  Commodore Amiga 16 bit processor  Mac II (color) IBM PC w/ 256 colors and dedicated sound card  Creative Labs Sound Blaster  Super NES  3D Accelerator Cards First Person Shooter  Nintendo 64  Playstation  Quake  Nintendo NES (8 bit)

Game Generation 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th  Pong  Hunt the Wumpus  Pacman  Space Invaders  Asteroids  Dune II Real Time Strategy  Myst  The Sims  PDP 1 Games Game Hardware Game Technology  Text only: 10 to 30 character per second teletype  Fairchild VES  ROM Cartridges replace hard wired  Atari 2600 Black and white lines on CRT Color, raster CRT  Apple II  Comodore 64  Snipes Network game  IBM PC/AT 16 color 640 x 350 screen  Commodore Amiga 16 bit processor  Mac II (color) IBM PC w/ 256 colors and dedicated sound card  Creative Labs Sound Blaster  Super NES  3D Accelerator Cards First Person Shooter  Nintendo 64  Playstation  Quake  Nintendo NES (8 bit) 40 Years Ago30 Years Ago20 Years Ago10 Years Ago Today