Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Licencing a Video Game: History

1962 Spacewar!
Created by MIT student Steve Russell. Although it was very simple, it was the first computer-based video game every created.

1977 Video Game Computer System by Atari
More commonly known as the Atari 2600, it was an at-home video gaming console. Features included a joystick, color games, and varying difficulty levels.

1989 Game Boy
Nintendo's Game Boy was the first handheld system with interchangeable cartridges. Features included good game play, easy usage, and long battery life.

2000 The Sims
A simulation game modeling realistic life, became the best selling computer game of its time.


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Video Games Then (www.factmyth.,com). and Now (Virtual Reality) (www.sossolteiros,bol.uol.com.br)


Information from http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg/video-game-history/timeline 


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