Early Video Games

Much of the technology used to make and play video games was originally developed by

• Activision
• NASA
• The Military
• Microsoft

Which console came first?

• Odyssey
• Atari 2600
• Xbox
• Game Cube

The first arcade video game released in 1972 was?

• Donkey Kong

• Pong

• Sonic Hedgehog

• Missile Command

Namco’s Pac-Man is from what country?

• Japan

• China

• Korea

• United States

Mario was first introduced in what video game?

• Mario Cart

• Donkey Kong

• Super Mario World

• Angry Birds

When did the expansion in video console sales begin?

• after Atari released a game console with an ingenious twist

• in 1980 when Apple released a game console

• when Commodore released it's first home computer

• in early 1980s when the market became overcrowded

What happened to sales of Atari 2600 after they gave away free copies of Space Invaders?

• they flopped

• they went through the roof

• they did ok

What happened to the market for video games in the early 1980s?

• all new games were huge hits

• the market was saturated with game consoles

• demand increased for consoles

• there was a large variety of sophisticated consoles

What did the failure of Atari's E.T. video game reveal about the video game industry?overseas

• the market was oversaturated

• video game technology was limited

• the movie E.T. wasn't very popular

• overseas video games were better

When did the Nintendo Entertainment System reach North America?

• 1982

• 1983

• 1984

• 1985