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Video Game History for YOU!
Video Game History for YOU!
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#videogame #history is in this and you will be amazed at how long video games have been around.
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1
The amazing ________ makes its debut in 1995 revolutionizing the gaming industry.
Gamecube
Xbox
PlayStation
Wii
2
The next video game was created in _____ and was chess programmed to a computer.
1953
1949
1950
1947
3
The creators of this chess game, previously in the year, did what?
Ate an enchilada made by Morgan Freeman.
Found a coin that is now worth €2000
Wrote an article about how to program it to a computer.
Created the first working automated machine.
4
Aside from popular belief, Pong was not the first video game! What was the first video game?
Pac-Man
Nim
Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros.
5
In 1977, the ____ ____ was created introducing the joystick.
NES
Atari 2600
SNES
Sega Genesis
6
What two people created Cathode ray amusement device?
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann
Julius Catenstine and Julia Gretin
Albert Fronstine and Neil Hartman
Alfonzo Frankenstein and Jupiter Octavian
7
Students at what college create
Mouse in the Maze?
Penn State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard
Yale
8
________, the game where your toys come to life, even being the 12th most sold game!
Fox Flix
Skylanders
Airbenders
Disney Infinity
9
The next video game created was in what year and what was it called?
1947, Cathode ray amusement device.
1947, Battle ship.
1943, Sinking Boats.
1945, Tiny Wars.
10
1978 is when _____ ________ was created. This also caused a shortage of 100 Yen coins.
Sapce Inaverds
Star Wars
Space Fighting
Space Invaders
11
Blizzard releases _____ a game still popular today. Blizzard also created Overwatch.
Warcraft
Fight Club
Fightcreate
Diablo II
12
1972, Pong was made as a ___.
Home Console
Arcade Machine
13
In 1964, everyone's a programmer with this software.
Ludacris
Programming for Beginners
BASIC
Programming For You
14
2009, Mobile gaming hits the market by storm with titles such as _____ _____
Angry Birds
Furious Flyers
Pig Death
Angry Bugs
15
About a year later, Ralph creates a TV gaming prototype called ____ ___.
Atari 600
Taco Bell
Brown Box
Fort Knox
16
GameBoy was created the next year. What game came with this GameBoy?
Kid Icarus
Tetris
Mario World 2
Wario Land
17
Two years later, ____ ______ introduces you to FPS (first person shooter) in a labyrinth.
Maze Hunters
Maze Wars
Maze Mice
Maze Runners
18
In the next two years, two games were computerized. What were those games?
Chess and Checkers
Checkers and Pool
Cheese and Crackers
Chess and Baseball
19
The next year, Nintendo releases their revolutionary ___.
Wii
DSI XL
3DS
DSI
20
In 1982, ____ was made as a movie but then created as a video game by Disney.
Tron
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
Trix
Taco Truck Madness
21
The best rated Legend of Zelda game was created in 1998. What game was this?
Breath of the Wild
Triforce Heroes
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
22
In 1997 a computer beat a what?
Chess Champion
Checkers Champion
Tetris Champion
Mortal Kombat Champion
23
What college was this
BASIC
program created?
Dartmouth
Harvard
MIT
Yale
24
The next year, Ralph Baer invents the _____ the non-prototype television console.
Atari 2600
Odyssey
Sega Genesis
Nintendo Entertainment System
25
For all you sports fans out there, ____ ______ ________ was created next year.
John Madden Soccer
John Madden Football
Jeff Gordon Boxing
Jeff Gordon Racing
26
2001, Microsoft enters the gaming industry with their ____.
PlayStation 2
Gamecube
Xbox
Wii
27
In 1960, a year after
Mouse in the Maze,
a baseball simulation was created by _____.
John Snow
Tom Taconephew
Uncle Ben
John Burgeson
28
Two years later, ______ was created. Still massively popular and one of my personal favorites.
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid
Tetris
GameBoy
29
_____ _____, creates the movement, or company, that rates games based on their maturity.
Immortal War
Mortal Combat
Mortal Kombat
Immortal Fighting
30
Willy Higinbotham created a tennis game on a ___.
Oscilloscope
Metsoscope
Helicuscope
Telescope
31
Mario would further be known today worldwide. But where are his games made?
America
Japan
China
Italy
32
The ____ brought people to take care of a virtual family.
Animal Crossings
Sims
Games
Families
33
1975 introduces the home console version of ____.
Sing
Long
Pong
Ding
34
2005, the ____ ___ was created and many still own this today.
Wii
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Game Cube
35
2010. Indie games start to rise with titles such as _________.
Block game
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Minecraft
Binding of Isaac
36
In 1965, the day after Dartmouth defeated Princeton for the Ivy Leagues Championship came ____.
The first computerized hockey game
The first computerized golf game
The first computerized football game
The first computerized soccer game
37
The next game was a ___ game made in ___.
War game, 1955
War game, 1952
Racing game, 1955
Racing Game, 1952
38
In the game, there were red and blue soldiers. What do they represent?
U.S. and German soldiers
NATO and Soviet troops
U.S. and Soviet Russian Navy
NATO and Soviet Commanders
39
The late 70s and early 80s were a time of amazing arcades. In 1980, ______ was created.
Ms. Pac-Man
Mr. Puck-Man
Mortal Kombat
Pac-Man
40
2004 is when the Nintendo __ was created. This revolutionized handheld gaming.
DS
DSI XL
3DS
DSI
41
1971, ___ ______ _____ was created and is still very well known today.
The Oregon Trail
The Bank Breaker
The Gold Rush
The Organ Trial
42
Another amazing arcade game was _____ ____ which widely popularized Nintendo as a company.
Donkey Chong
Donkey Kong
Monkey Song
Taco Guy
43
2007, ___ ____ was released making average people rock stars.
Rock Star
Rock Band
Guitar Build
Guitar Hero
44
Mario, formally known as _______, first appeared in Donkey Kong revolutionizing the industry.
Hopboy
Tacodinosaur
Jumpman
Leapmale
45
This console was revolutionary to the world and still owned by many today. The ___.
GameBoy
Genesis
PC
Nintendo Entertainment System
46
In what year was Nim created?
1976
1985
1953
1940
47
This is the end of my presentation. Which gaming company do you like the most?
Sony (PlayStation)
Nintendo
Other
Microsoft (Xbox)
48
In 1990, _________ was created for Windows computers. This was a card game as well.
War
Rummy
Black Jack
Solitare
49
SEGA needed a mascot for their company. They didn't know what to do until they made ___ ___ __.
Android the Bot
Haribo the Gummibear
Mario the Plumber
Sonic the Hedgehog
50
Two years later, The Legend of Zelda, one of my personal favorite, was created for the ___
Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
GameBoy
51
This Tennis game influenced what?
Wrong
Ting
Ping
Pong
52
Two years later, MIT also creates ______.
Spacewar!
Space Invaders
Space Balls
Centipede
53
Two years later, Steam was created by _______. This opened up a large gateway for PC gaming.
Valve
Nintendo
Bethesda
Aperture Laboratories
54
Intellevision was created in 1979 by ______. This company is a large toy company today as well.
Fisher Price
Hasbro
Mattel
LEGO
55
The next game was a computerized card game. What was that card game called?
Crazy 8s
Blackjack
FreeCell
Rummy
56
In 1966, Ralph Baer has an idea of playing a video game on TV. Where was he when thought this?
Subway Station
Bus Station
McDonalds Station
Train Station
57
Kickstarter gives many new consoles an opportunity to rise. These include the ______ ____.
HTC VIVE
Mario Maker 3000
Oculus Rift
OUYA
58
Nim wasn't really a video game but was a(n)________.
a machine where you ask it questions and it will answer you
game where you try not to pick up the last match stick
computer program
AI controlled machine
59
Tomb Raider was created in 1996 and was credited for one of the first game to use ____.
Squares
Triangles
Circles
Polygons
60
OXO was the name of the next video game. What game is it based on?
Chess
Tic Tac Toe
Noughts and Crosses
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