A Brief History of Video Games

What is a video game?

• A board game played on a table

• An electronic game with a human interaction interface on a video device

• A card game played with friends

• A physical sport played outdoors

Where were video games originally made?

• In arcades

• In schools

• In living rooms

• In science labs

What was the earliest U.S. video game patent referred to as?

• Arcade Machine

• Cathode-ray tube amusement device

• Video Game Console

• Electronic Entertainment System

Which of the following was NOT one of the earliest video games?

• Nimrod computer

• OXO

• Pac-Man

• Tennis for Two

Who is credited with getting video games out of the lab and into the living room?

• Nolan Bushnell

• Ralph Baer

• Shigeru Miyamoto

• Ted Dabney

What was the name of the first game console released by Ralph Baer?

• Atari

• Nintendo

• Odyssey

• PlayStation

Which company released the arcade game Pong?

• Atari

• Namco

• Nintendo

• Midway

Which game is credited as the first commercially successful video game?

• Space Invaders

• Pac-Man

• Donkey Kong

• Pong

Which game helped kick off the Golden Age of Arcade Games?

• Donkey Kong

• Pac-Man

• Space Invaders

• Asteroids

Which company created Pac-Man?

• Midway

• Namco

• Atari

• Nintendo