History of Games

  • Senet (Board Game)
    3100 BCE

    Senet (Board Game)

    One of the oldest board games. It represented ancient Egyptian religious beliefs of
  • The Royal Game of Ur (Board Game)
    2600 BCE

    The Royal Game of Ur (Board Game)

    One of the oldest games discovered. It's a two player race board game.
  • Snakes and Ladders (Board Game)
    100

    Snakes and Ladders (Board Game)

    The game Snakes and Ladders originated in India and has not changed much since its creation.
  • Chaturanga (Board Game)
    300

    Chaturanga (Board Game)

    Chaturanga is an ancient Indian game that is a predecessor to chess.
  • Four Suit Card Deck
    1480

    Four Suit Card Deck

    The card deck we still use today originated in France around 1480. It uses spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
  • The Landlord's Game

    The Landlord's Game

    An early version of Monopoly, The Landlord's Game was created to show how rents impoverish tenants.
  • Bertie the Brain (Computer Game)

    Bertie the Brain (Computer Game)

    Bertie the Brain was the first computer game. Users could play tic tac toe on different difficulties.
  • Tennis for Two (Video Game)

    Tennis for Two (Video Game)

    Early video game simulating tennis. It was the first pong type of game.
  • Computer Space (Arcade Game)

    Computer Space (Arcade Game)

    First coin operated Arcade Game, based on the earlier game "SpaceWar!"
  • Magnavox Odyssey (Video Game Console)

    Magnavox Odyssey (Video Game Console)

    The Magnavox Odyssey was the first commercial video game console. However, the first video game console was the brown box, which was only a prototype.
  • Dungeons and Dragons

    Dungeons and Dragons

    Dungeons and Dragons was the first commercially available Tabletop role playing game.
  • Video Game Crash of 1983

    Video Game Crash of 1983

    A large-scale video game recession attributed to over saturation of the market and low quality games.
  • NES Release

    NES Release

    Regarded as one of the most influential gaming consoles, the NES helped revive the industry after the crash in 1983. I actually have one of these at home.
  • Game Boy Release

    Game Boy Release

    Nintendo's handheld gaming console had interchangeable cartridges and was wildly popular due to its affordability and game library.
  • Virtuality (Virtual Reality)

    Virtuality (Virtual Reality)

    First mass produced Virtual Reality machines are launched. The first of the Virtuality line were arcade machines.
  • Dreamcast

    Dreamcast

    Sega's last console was the first console to have internet access and online play.
  • Xbox Released

    Xbox Released

    Microsoft launched the first Xbox in 2001 because they saw PlayStation coming into competition with their computers. The name is derived from "Direct X Box".
  • Launch of the Apple App Store (Mobile Games)

    Launch of the Apple App Store (Mobile Games)

    With the launch of the App Store, mobile games rapidly became accessible and popular.
  • Pokémon Go (Augmented Reality)

    Pokémon Go (Augmented Reality)

    Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game in the Pokémon video game series. It popularized the Augmented reality gaming industry in 2016.
  • Meta Platforms (Metaverse)

    Meta Platforms (Metaverse)

    The metaverse is a virtual world in which users interact for social or economic purposes. Facebook launched its social VR world in 2019.