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148 Moments
1979
Founders Resign to Create Activision
1978
Release of Magnavox Odyssey 2
Development of Multi-User Dungeon (MUD)
Impact of Space Invaders on Arcade Gaming
1977
Atari VCS Development and Cartridge Introduction
Arrival of the 1977 Trinity
Zork's Journey and Infocom's Revival
1976
Commercial Release of Microchess in 1976
Release of Fairchild Channel F
Creation of Colossal Cave Adventure
Instrument Launches Pong-on-a-Chip LSI
1975
Magnavox Odyssey 100 and 200 Released
Atari Enters Consumer Market with Home Pong
1974
Founding of Creative Computing Magazine
Japanese Companies Develop Novel Games
1973
Release of UNIX Operating System
1972
Pong's Introduction and Clones in Japan
First Commercial Home Console Revolutionizes Gaming
1971
First Arcade Video Game Computer Space
1970
Widespread Adoption of Programming Languages
Emergence of Handheld Electronic Games
1966
Sega's EM Game Periscope Released
Ralph Baer's Entertainment Device Concept
1962
Origins of Early Video Game Spacewar
1958
Tennis for Two at Brookhaven
1951
Early Computer Games: Tic Tac Toe and Nim
1950
Bertie the Brain, First Arcade Game