History Of Video Games

Other than people playing video games for entertainment, who else uses video games for parts of their jobs?

• Cooks & Librarians

• Fashion Designers & Firefighters

• Scientists & the Military

• Dog Walkers & Mechanics

The first video game ever patented was a missile simulator game based on radars from World War II. What year was it patented in?

• 2010

• 1918

• 2021

• 1948

Who is known as the "father of video games"?

• Ralph Baer

• Mario Luigi

• George Washington

• Ralph Adams

What was the name of the first game console you could play on a TV.

• Nintentdo

• Atari

• Odyssey

• Sega

What was Atari's first major game release?

• Mario Kart

• Tic Tac Toe

• Pong

• Zelda

What game put the gaming company Midway on the map?

• Sonic

• Pong

• Mario Kart

• Space Invaders

What game did Atari release to compete with Space Invaders?

• Asteroids

• Sonic

• Pong

• Tic Tac Toe

In what year did color come to arcade games?

• 1950

• 1975

• 2000

• 1980

What game came to the United States in 1980 and made around one billion dollars in quarters?

• Sonic

• Space Invaders

• Pac-Man

• Mario

What was Nintendo's first successful game release? Also, this game was the earliest game to have a storyline.

• Mario

• Donkey Kong

• Zelda

• Mario Kart