Name: 【TED-Ed】A brief history of video games (Part I) - Safwat Saleem
Uploaded: 2013-09-19T09:39:54.000Z
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from the classic video game Space Invaders,

that has an interface designed for human interaction

and their evolution has spread across arcades,

but they were actually made in science labs.

In fact, the earliest U.S. video game patent on record

This all changed when a man named Ralph Baer

looked at his television screen and wondered

out of the science lab and into the living room

Odyssey allowed you to play a game on your TV.

two other people, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney,

Atari's first major game release was in 1972,

as the first commercially successful video game.

Atari then released a home version of Pong in 1974.

the second highest selling arcade game of all time.

what is known as the Golden Age of Arcade Games.

with the release of the arcade game Asteroids,

that another video gaming milestone was born.

Pac-Man, created by the Japanese company Namco,

Pac-Man was a character that could be licensed.

It wasn't long before it had a song on the charts,

made over one billion dollars in quarters.

started making waves in the U.S. video game market

leaving the game player to assume the role

Other iconic arcade games from the early 80s include

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