70's
The first successful home console that began the second generation of gaming
Atari 2600
The event that was caused by over-saturation of under-performing games in the video game market
What is the Video Game Crash of 1983?
Nintendo made this console to combat SEGA's motto "SEGA does what Nintendon't" in reference to Nintendo's lack of updated graphics and gameplay
What is the Super Entertainment System (SNES)?
This genre, along with Sports games, is one of the most popular genres in the industry and was popularized by the Game DOOM.
What are First-Person Shooters (FPS)?
These two gaming experiences are widely believed to be the future of the video game industry.
What are cloud gaming and virtual reality?
This game introduced and popularized the shoot'em up genre
What is Space Invaders?
Thousands of video games were dumped into a landfill in this City and were only found there in 2014
What is Alamogordo, New Mexico?
This first handheld gaming system made by Nintendo had interchangeable game cartridges and was made on April 21, 1989
What is the Gameboy?
This genre is among the most popular of video game genres and was popularized by games such as Joe Montana's Football for the SEGA Genesis
What are Sports Games?
These machines from the 70's would be the birthplace of many games through the 80's and 90's including Street Fighter and PAC-Man
What is an Arcade Cabinet?
This Company bought the rights to the Atari name and is commonly associated with making board games
What is Hasbro?
This console put an end to Nintendo's NES due to its popularity in the U.S.
What is the SEGA Genesis?
This genre is characterized by its open-world element where players can expand on or explore their own world
What are sandbox games?
The console that is commonly overlooked as the first home gaming console
What is the Magnavox Odyssey?
The Console that saved the Video Game Industry by introducing the "Robotic Operating Buddy" to popularize home consoles in America
What is the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?
These consoles entered the console market through Microsoft and Sony
What the Xbox and the Playstation?
This genre of games is characterized by a story-driven element as seen in games such as Final Fantasy, Undertale, and Elder Scrolls
What are Role-Playing Games (RPG)?
This company was created by ex-employees of Atari
What is Activision?
These two companies survived the Video Game Crash of 1983 and went into the Great Console War against each other
What are SEGA and Nintendo?
This console's lack of success removed SEGA from the console war and ended its time in the home console market
What is the SEGA Dreamcast?
This genre is characterized by its open-ended nature and focuses more on the genre tied with it
What are Simulation games?