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The first arcade game, Computer Space, was created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, the founders of Atari, Inc., and released in 1971; the company followed on its success the next year with Pong.
1971. At Stanford University, two students release the PDP-11 -based machine Galaxy Game. It is a clone of Spacewar!, one of the earliest video games, developed in 1962. Syzygy Engineering, a precursor to Atari, Inc. launches Computer Space, the first commercial video arcade game, also being a Spacewar! derivative. 1972.
Sep 1, 2017 · Yet, one of the Odyssey’s 28 games was the inspiration for Atari’s Pong, the first arcade video game, which the company released in 1972. In 1975, Atari released a home version of Pong ,...
Early prototypical entries Galaxy Game and Computer Space in 1971 established the principle operations for arcade games, and Atari's Pong in 1972 is recognized as the first successful commercial arcade video game. Improvements in computer technology and gameplay design led to a golden age of arcade video games, the exact dates of which are ...
Video game arcades reach their heyday as home consoles—led by Nintendo—begin to take sway. Click and drag to scroll through the timeline.
Jun 7, 2011 · Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto creates Donkey Kong and introduces the world to an Italian plumber called Jumpman—later renamed Mario. Centipede is released in arcades by Atari. Konami develops Frogger. Sinclair Research releases the Sinclair ZX81 home computer.
Though Computer Space was a flop, Bushnell still believed that coin-operated video games could be successful. After seeing a demonstration of Magnavox Odyssey’s table tennis game in May 1972, Bushnell set about trying to create an arcade version of the same game.
