1977- The first multi-game home console is released called the Atari 2600. You could plug cartridges in to play the games.
1978- Magnavox releases another console called the Odyssey2, the first game console to come with a full keyboard.
1979- The first third-party developer is formed called Activision. They made games for the Atari 2600. The company was founded by former Atari employees.
1980- Namco releases Puck-Man to the U.S. Afraid that the Americans would try to make it seem more offensive, they changed the name to Pac-Man. Fuck it!
1981- A Nintendo employee named Shigeru Miyamoto creates Donkey Kong. This is the first really successful game for Nintendo and also the first in a very long line of Mario games.
1982- Microsoft's first journey into the video game industry starts with the Flight Simulator series's first game.
1983- Another third-party company, Mystique releases another controversial game, Custer's Revenge, where you rape a Native American woman tied to a pole.
1984- Nintendo releases the highly popular 8-bit Famicom console in Japan.
That raps up this part. Tune in next time...
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| A screenshot of the arcade game Donkey Kong. |
