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First Virtual Reality Game
The Sword of Damocles is widely considered to be the first virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) system, although Morton Heilig had already created a similar apparatus (known as "Stereoscopic-Television Apparatus for Individual Use" or "Telesphere Mask") earlier, which got patented in 1960.[2] The Sword of Damocles was created in 1968 by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland with the help of his students Bob Sproull, Quintin Foster, and Danny Cohen. -
First Video Game with Sound
Computer Space is a space combat game developed in 1971 during the early history of video games. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering, it was the first arcade video game as well as the first commercially available video game. -
First Home Console
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. It was developed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates and released by Magnavox in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year. -
First Wireless Controller
The Atari 2600 was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge: initially Combat, and later Pac-Man. The Atari 2600 was the first console to have wireless controllers. -
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The Golden Age
The years between 1978 and 1983 are generally considered the golden age of video games. Most recognize Space Invaders as the original, arcade game to reach mass audiences, quickly followed by Asteroids (1979), Centipede (1980), and Pac-Man (1980). -
First 3D Game
3D Monster Maze is a computer game developed from an idea by J.K. Greye and programmed by Malcolm Evans in 1981 for the Sinclair ZX81 platform with the 16 KB memory expansion. The game was initially released by J. K. Was also the first 3D video game. -
Game to sell the most copies
Tetris Russian: Тетрис is a tile-matching puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Soviet Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 for the Electronika 60. -
The First Multiplayer Online Game
Island of Kesmai was an early commercial online game in the MUD genre, innovative in its use of roguelike pseudo-graphics. It is considered a major forerunner of modern MMORPGs. -
First Console to use DVD's
The PlayStation 2 is Sony's second video game console. It was released in March of 2000. ... The PlayStation 2 is the first console to have DVD's. It has sold around 150 million units since its launch in March 2000, and is fully compatible with PlayStation -
Last NCAA Football Game
Due to legal issues surrounding the game's use of college player likenesses, as of April 2020, NCAA Football 2014 is the last installment of the NCAA Football series.
