Posted by on April 9th, 2012
Article by John Wilson
History of First Generation Video Game ConsolesThe first generation of video game consoles began in 1972 and went until nearly 1977. During this pioneer stage the main manufacturer was Magnavox. It is accredited with developing the first video game console called The Magnavox Odyssey.The Odyssey accepted analog for the output and game control in concurrance with digital circuitry. The console was powered by battery. The Odyssey didn?t contain sound ability so was known as a soundless video game console. Although it didn?t really take off in terms of fame, it did serve as warrant that video game consoles could be successfully designed for at home applicability.In 1973, Atari entered the marketplace, inventing the Atari Pong. The original Pong had been extremely popular as a coin operated game so the advancment to a home Pong unit was a reasonable advancment. The Atari Pong was different from the Odyssey in one crucial way. It utilized integrated circuits, making it much greater speed and less restrictive in its capabilities than the Odyssey.The grasp for purchasers lasted amid the two giants of the just blooming home video game market. Both companies continued to let out new and better versions of their video game consoles. Christmas 1975 was a smashing success for the Atari Pong, so much so that other newer companies hurried to let out their own video game consoles and get a part of the deal. Two successes in their own right were the Coleco Telstar and the Fairchild Video Entertainment System (VES). The Telstar was basically an Atari duplicate, but not such a high price tag. The Telstar went on to include a dozen consoles all in essence variations on the same ideas. In 1976, Fairchild released their first game console, the Fairchild Video Entertainment System (VES). It was the first programmable video game system, using plug-in cartridges rather than circuits. The unleashing of video game consoles with cartridges marked the end of the first generation and the beginning of second generation consoles. Click the following link for more information on the history of video game consoles.
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