a ( KINDA ) brief history of video games
By Sarah Rodriguez
For some players , Mario was with them from the very first time they picked up a controller . For others , it was a small white ping pong ball . For still others , it was little , box-shaped , creepy , green guys . Whatever your entry into the world of gaming was , you might be surprised to know how far gaming has come since the first computer games in the 50s . This brief history doesn ’ t even scratch the surface of the interesting and complex evolution of gaming , but we hope it inspires you to research on your own as well ! Please note : many of these generations coincided with each other , and these are the dates generally accepted for these eras .
THE VERY FIRST GAMES : 1950 ’ S Key games : Turochamp , Tennis for Two , Spacewar ! The very first games were nothing like the video games we know now . In fact , entire computers had to be built just to run them ! But these early tests sowed the seed of a desire for simulated games .