History of Video Games

Match each person (or people) with the game he created.

• Nim

• William Higinbotham

• Tennis for Two

• A.S. Douglass

• target game with cathode rays

• Claude Shannon

• OXO

• Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann

• Chess-playing computer

• Edward U. Condon

MIT student Steve Russell's Spacewar! was the first video game that could be...

• played on multiple computer installations

• played with visual graphics

• bought from the App Store

• played on a home console

In 1967, Ralph Baer invented the first prototype, multiplayer, multi-program video game system for television, which was known as...

• "The Wooden Box"

• "The Atari Tele-Box"

• "The Brown Box"

• "The Odyssey"

In 1972, Magnavox sells the ​ (a)   to consumers. It was a commercial ​ (b)   .

• Odyssey
• failure
• success
• Atari 2600
• Intellivision

In 1975, Atari introduces a home version of _________, which was a smash hit.

In 1977, Atari released the Atari 2600, which featured a joystick, interchangeable game cartridges, the ability to set difficulty levels, and _______

• games in color

• the first home version of Donkey Kong

• 32-bit graphics

• a long battery life

Match the following creators with their game.

• Tetris

• Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)

• Pac-Man

• Toru Iwatani (Namco)

• Donkey Kong

• Alexey Pajitnov (Novotrade)

In 1983, the North American video game industry experienced a major "crash" due to too many consoles on the market, competition from computer gaming, and...

• Lots of low-quality games

• consumers who were too poor

• lack of games available at the store

• too many high-quality games to choose from

Why did Nintendo impose regulations on third-party games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?

• To ensure games met a certain level of quality

• To ensure games would be sold for a certain amount

• To keep third-party games from competing with their first-party games

• To drive third-party developers to competitor systems

What was the first handheld gaming device released that featured interchangeable game cartridges?

• Milton Bradley's Microvision

• Nintendo's Game Boy

• Sony's PSP

• Nokia's N-Gage