Background of the history of video games wanted

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the history of video games and gaming systems, exploring various consoles and notable games from different eras. Participants share their knowledge and seek to compile a more comprehensive timeline of video game history.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Historical

Main Points Raised

  • One participant outlines a timeline starting with Atari and mentions popular games like Pong and Frogger, followed by Nintendo with Super Mario and Duck Hunt, and Sega with Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Another participant suggests that the initial timeline is a reasonable starting point for understanding video game history.
  • Links to external resources such as Wikipedia and Amazon are provided as additional starting points for research.
  • A participant mentions a CNBC documentary on the history of video games, highlighting its availability for online viewing.
  • Discussion includes the mention of the Neo Geo console from Japan in the early 90s as a notable entry in gaming history.
  • Another participant emphasizes that there are many more games and systems not listed, suggesting a link to a quiz on video game systems for further exploration.
  • A historical perspective is introduced, noting that before consoles, there were computer games and text-based adventure games from the mid to late 1970s, specifically mentioning Apple and TRS-80.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the significance of the consoles and games mentioned, but the discussion remains open-ended with multiple contributions and no consensus on a complete history.

Contextual Notes

Some participants' contributions depend on personal recollections and may not cover all significant developments in video game history. The timeline is not exhaustive and lacks detailed exploration of each console's impact.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in the history of video games, gaming enthusiasts, and those researching the evolution of gaming systems may find this discussion informative.

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This was just a guess? How does the history of these games and systems really go, first there was Atari, for that system the most popular games were Pong, and Frogger. (Lesser popular games were Paper Boy, and E.T.)
Then there was Nintendo correct? , for Nintendo the most well known games were Super Mario and Duck Hunt.
Then there was Sega, Sega games were games such as Sonic the Hedge Hog.
Then Game Boy came out, for Game Boy, there was Tetris.
Then Super Nintendo was invented, for Super Nintendo there was Contra, Super Mario, and Xenobi amongst others.
Then there was Sega Genises.
Then, maybe X Box was the next gaming system, and then WI ?
Any other games and systems not listed here ?
 
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CNBC TV has a great documentary on the history of video games. Not only do they play it often but I believe you can now get instant online viewing of their documentaries from www.cnbc.com.
 
Japan had a rather expensive console back in the early 90's called Neogeo.
 
Before there were game consoles, there were computer games, and before that text based "adventure" games. Back in the mid to late 1970s both Apple and TRS-80 had games.