Sega Master System

being very few games to begin with. However, all of this changed when the Atari 2600 was released. At the time, Atari was known for their home computers and their hit arcade game “Pong”. Though the Atari 2600 might not have been the first video game system, it was definitely the most successful at that time and a great success for Atari’s first attempt at a home video game console. Thanks to the success of the 2600, video games began to take off and arcades started popping up all over the world with

with over 2,800 transistors. The microchip started to shrink as technology started to advance. In 1975, Atari decided to try and put their game on a system for the home. Even tho the game system Odyssey had not done well. They partnered up with Sears and released a home version of Pong. Also for one hundred dollars. Unlike Odyssey the Sears gaming system was a huge success during the 1975 Christmas season, with sales of more the $40 million. Atari would be king over the game industries for the next

the size of a car and very expensive this system cost about $120,000. Only about fifty of these computer were ever sold. In the mid-1960 the Military wanted some sort of device that would develop the reflexes of the military personnel. In 1966 Ralph Baer, an employee of defense contractor Sanders Associates, addressed this demand when he came up with the concept of a “television gaming apparatus." (Miller) It took four more year to get a working system. When Baer did he showed it to Magnavox,

the size of a car and very expensive this system cost about $120,000. Only about fifty of these computer were ever sold. In the mid-1960 the Military wanted some sort of device that would develop the reflexes of the military personnel. In 1966 Ralph Baer, an employee of defense contractor Sanders Associates, addressed this demand when he came up with the concept of a “television gaming apparatus." (Miller) It took four more year to get a working system. When Baer did he showed it to Magnavox,

a lawsuit between Magnavox and Atari for stealing the Pong idea. Magnavox won, and is now receiving royalties from anyone that used that Pong program. The Second generation of game consoles starts with Atari. They released the Atari Video Computer System (VCS) in 1977. This was a huge step in the video consoles, because Atari made detachable controllers and the first game console to use plug in cartridges. It was slow to sell at first, but when Atari bought the licensing of Space Invaders, it sky

extensive history, and a future that is limitless. The history and future can be broken up into 4 major parts. First, the pre-1980’s, when games like Pong, Nim and the Brown Box console were released. Second, 1980 to 1998, when companies like Nintendo, Sega, and Sony started to evolve to how we know them today. Third, 1999 to present day, when the greatest technological advances have occurred and companies compete to be the first and the best. And finally the future of video gaming, dealing with the

new game titles and hardware features such as a light gun and color. Channel F was the first console that featured individual cartridges that resembled 8-track audio tapes. Atari released their first cartridge based system in 1977 which was first known as the Video Computer System, later called the Atari 2600. In 1978, Midway Games released Space Invaders, the first game that allowed players to track their highs cores using three letters. Mattel released Intelivision which was “the first real

The Evolution of Games Platforms Introduction Video games are a big part of life in modernized countries. It is one of the biggest entertainment money makers and of the things people enjoy doing. They are now mostly played inside the comfort of your home, with a console or computer. But things weren 't always like this. About 40 years ago you would most likely go to the arcade to play. The consoles they had out were either expensive or not good enough to compete with the arcade ones. Classic video

Another big game console was SEGA, this was founded in 1951 by David Rosen. Over the years, SEGA, which was eventually bought by Japanese investors, developed games for the consoles and in 1986 entered the console business with the Sega Master System. “The Sega Master System was the first of Sega 's consoles to see widespread distribution outside of Japan, and went head-to-head with the Nintendo Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System outside of Japan) across the world. Sega was unsuccessful at dethroning

Video Games is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game is because it shows the game on a Display device such as TV or Computer, but now Video Games can be shown on any display device that can produce two or even three Dimensional Images. The electronic device that was used to play the video games known as platforms, The example of some platforms that was used to play the video games is PC