by Mihailescu Vladimir

Created on: November 03, 2010

The first video games were made between 1950 and 1960 by Jon Snell and ran on platforms such as oscilloscope or computer ED-SAC. The oldest computer game, a simulated rocket was created in 1947. Later in 1952, a version of the game Noughts and Crosses was created by AS Douglas as part of the doctoral dissertation at the University of Cambridge. In 1958 was created Tennis for Two in the Brook haven National Laboratories, located in Upton, New York, to entertain visitors to the laboratory. În 1962 appeared the game Space war. Program run on a DP-1 and is considered by many experts as the first computer game and the most important ever made.

In 1968 Ralph Baer , who will be known later as the father of video games, has patented a version of a game console called Television Gaming and Training Apparatus. In 1967 , Baer has created a ping-pong like game console that looked like Tennis for Two (and future arcade game Pong). He worked with Magnavox in 1972 and created the first console, called the Magnavox Odyssey.

Arcade games were developed in the 70s and due to ease of use have gained immense popularity which led to the period of about a decade called the golden age of arcade games.  The first arcade game coin-Operated (works only with money) was Computer Space, created in 1971 by Nolan Bushnell.

Consoles 
First generation (1972-1977)
The '70s saw the launch of the first games consoles.  For Magnavox Odyssey created by patent was granted in 1972, Baer and trodden path that will follow next consoles.

The second generation (1977-1983) 
The first console, machine code for one or more games are made using discrete logic and was coded directly into microchips, such as additional games could be played. In the 70's games started to be distributed with the help of boxes. In 1977, Atari released box-based console: Video Computer System (VCS), later renamed the Atari 2600. New games have been released for the holiday season, thanks to their ends up being one of the most popular console of the first generation. In 1979, the company was founded by former Activision programmers from Atari, unhappy with company policy. It was the first game development company.

Third generation (1985-1989)

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Nintendo's company arrived in North America alone in 1985 and brought to the fore for the home consumer market. Sega has released soon after, his own console called the Sega Master System, but the system is not able to reach the

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