The Complete History of Video Games 1952 - 2025

What was the first handheld video game device introduced by Nintendo?

• Game Boy

• Nintendo Switch

• Game Gear

• Atari Lynx

Who created the first video game and what was it called?

• A.S. Douglas created 'OXO' in 1952

• Nolan Bushnell created 'Pong' in 1972

• Shigeru Miyamoto created 'Donkey Kong' in 1981

• Atari created 'Asteroids' in 1979

What was the first commercial arcade game?

• Pong, created in 1972 by Atari

• Computer Space, created in 1971 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney

• Space Invaders, created in 1978 by Tomohiro Nishikado

• Pac-Man, created in 1980 by Namco

What was the first mobile game included on a phone?

• Snake, included by Nokia on its model 6110 phone in 1997

• Tetris, included by Motorola on its model StarTAC in 1996

• Pac-Man, included by Sony on its model Ericsson in 1998

• Space Invaders, included by Samsung on its model SGH-600 in 1999

What was the first interactive game created in 1958?

• Tennis for Two

• Pong

• Spacewar!

• Computer Space

What was the first game to be played at multiple computer labs?

• Pac-Man, developed by Namco in 1980

• Tetris, created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984

• Spacewar!, developed by MIT student Steve Russell in 1962

• Doom, released by id Software in 1993

Which game helped video games gain popularity in public spaces?

• Pac-Man

• Space Invaders

• Pong

• Donkey Kong

What was the impact of COVID-19 on gaming?

• COVID-19 lockdowns caused a massive surge in gaming as people used games to socialize, relax, and escape.

• Gaming declined significantly as people focused on other activities during lockdowns.

• There was no noticeable impact on gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Many gaming companies went bankrupt due to the pandemic.

What was the first game to make over $1 billion in its first three days?

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

• Grand Theft Auto V

• World of Warcraft

• Halo 3

What was the first home video game console?

• The Atari 2600

• The Magnavox Odyssey

• The Nintendo Entertainment System

• The Sega Genesis