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  2. History of video games - Wikipedia

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    The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes. Spacewar! was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student hobbyists in 1962 as one of the first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware ...

  3. List of years in video games - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological list of years in video games that indexes the years in video games pages. Years are annotated with significant events in the history of video games . 1970s

  4. Early history of video games - Wikipedia

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    The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public.

  5. These 12 Vintage Video Games Are Now Worth Thousands - AOL

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    nemke/istockphotoFor nostalgic gamers and collectors, vintage video games (and video game consoles) go beyond the realm of entertainment — they’re artifacts of a golden era in gaming history.

  6. A Brief History of the Gaming Industry - AOL

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    On this day in economic and financial history... The rich silver mines of Nevada withered as the Great Depression dragged on, leaving the desert state in dire straits as its people picked up and ...

  7. History of games - Wikipedia

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    The golden age of arcade video games began in 1978 and continued through to the mid-1980s. A second generation of video game consoles, released between 1977 and 1983, saw increased popularity as a result of this, though this eventually came to an abrupt end with the video game crash of 1983.

  8. List of historical video games - Wikipedia

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    A turn-based grand strategy video game that allows players to build and lead a nation through an alternate history from Stone Age to Singularity Age. Millennia (video game) 2024: 10,000 BC – 2100s AD: A 4X turn-based strategy video game in which players lead their nation through 10 different ages, from Age of Stone to Age of Transcendence.

  9. Top 10 Gaming Soundtracks - AOL

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    Most people focus on the wrong things in video games. Graphics are nice to look at, but age with time. Gameplay is also key, but we think one of the most underrated aspects to games is the music ...