1970s in video gaming

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The 1970s saw the development of some the earliest video games, chiefly in arcade versions, but also several for the personal computer and the earliest games consoles.

The so-called first generation of consoles first went on sale between 1968 and 1977 and included the Magnavox Odyssey, Telstar, Home Pong and Color TV-Game

Their typical characteristics were:

The second generation, first on sale 1976–88, were more advanced. Consoles first available in the late 1970s included the Fairchild Channel F, Atari 2600, Bally Astrocade and Magnavox Odyssey². The first handheld console, the Microvision, was released in 1979.

Typical tech specs:

Classic arcade games of the 1970s include Space Invaders (1978), Space Race (1973), Speed Race (1974), Gun Fight (1975), Fonz (1976), Night Driver (1976), Breakout (1976), Death Race (1976), Space Wars (1977), Barrier (1979), Speed Freak (1979), Warrior (1979), Tail Gunner (1979), Galaxian (1979), Lunar Lander (1979) and Asteroids (1979).

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