Video games are pretty fun, which ones do you play or do you know the history of video games?
I couldn't believe it when I learned that video games go all the way back to the 1950s! Academic computer scientists started designing simple games as part of their research. I'll bet they had no idea how big video games would get!
I'm sure they had some idea of how big they'd get. What was the very first video game, do you know?
One of the earliest, mainsteam video games was Pong. It was popular in the 70s. I still remember how excited we were when my parents bought it. It seemed so high tech back then!
Haha, yes, now I remember, Pong! What was your favorite early video game?
Besides Pong, I really loved my Atari! My favorite game was Pitfall but I also liked Breakout and the super popular PacMan. That game is such a classic!
PacMac was pretty good, I haven't heard of the other two. When did that game come out?
Pitfall!
Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes while avoiding obstacles and hazards.
"Pitfall!" received positive reviews upon release, and is one of the best-selling games on the Atari 2600, with over four million copies sold. It was the top video game on the Billboard charts for more than a year, inspired numerous sequels
History of video games
The history of video games goes as far back as the early 1950s, when academic computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations as part of their research or just for fun. At M.I.T. in the 1960s, professors and students played games such as 3D tic-tac-toe and Moon Landing. These games were played on computer such as the IBM 1560, and moves were made by means of punch cards. Video gaming did not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s, when video arcade