History of Early Computer Games

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In 1958, Alex Bernstein developed the game of ______

Tennis for Two

The game Pong was engineered by Al Alcorn at ______

Atari

The classic game Space Invaders was created by Tomohirio Nishikado at ______

Taito

The popular game Pac-Man was designed by ______

<p>Toru Iwatani</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1980, Eugene Jarris Williams developed the game ______

<p>Defender</p> Signup and view all the answers

The game Dragon’s Lair, released in 1983, was developed by Rich Dyer at ______

<p>Nameco</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1972, Ralph H. Baer created the first home video game console called the Odyssey for ________ Associates.

<p>Magnavox</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jerry Lawson is known for developing the ________ console in 1976.

<p>Fairchild Channel F</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, introduced the iconic game ________ in 1978.

<p>Breakout</p> Signup and view all the answers

The famous game ________ is associated with the North American Video Game Crash that occurred in 1983.

<p>ET</p> Signup and view all the answers

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the ________ in 1977, the first personal computer meant for games.

<p>Apple 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

John Madden Football was released by ________ Sports in 1988.

<p>EA</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Royal Game of Ur was played in _______ BC.

<p>3100</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ was one of the pioneers in the gaming industry.

<p>Milton Bradley</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ was a popular game in the 1970s.

<p>Pong</p> Signup and view all the answers

The development of computer games started with the creation of _______ in 1947.

<p>ENIAC</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ is credited with inventing the electronic numeric integrated calculator.

<p>William Higinbotham</p> Signup and view all the answers

The impact of arcade games was significant in the evolution of _______.

<p>computer games</p> Signup and view all the answers

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