VIdeo games were born 40 years ago;today's games run on small computers thousands of times more powerful than the first games.
1967-Ralph Baer,German-born engineer, built the first two-player TV-based game system.
1972-Magnavox Odyssey,Plastic TV screen overlays.
1975-Atari's Pong,Home version of arcade game.
1977-Atari 2600,First multi-game system.
1979-Mattel Intellivision,Keyboard and sounds.
1982-Colecovision,Donkey Kong game.
1986-Nintendo Entertainment system,8-bit computer;Super Mario Bros. game.
1989-Nintendo Gameboy,Popular hand-held player.
Sega Genesis,16-bit,CD-ROM drive.
1995-Sony Playstation,32-bit,CD-ROM system.
1996-Nintendo 64,64-bit;last with game catridges.
1999-Sega Dreamcast,Built-in modem.
2000-Playstation 2,DVD drive and internet connection.
2001-Microsoft Xbox,CD-ROM system.
2005-Sony Playstation Portable,Hand-held system with CD-ROM.
2006-Nintendo Wii,Motion-sensing system.
2007,Player stands on Wii Fit board and moves body,imitating character on screen.
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