Atari Pong 1972 : This early console was certainly not the first of its kind Pong single-handedly defined the video game industry (and its future) with his ping-pong themed arcade game. Named after the sound the ball made on the paddle Pong marked the beginning of Atari's legacy as a video game legend and was one of the first games to allow gaming in friends. Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 : Designed to look like a household appliance (and not like a video game console), the NES was the first console released post 1984-tech crash . The console was sold in the USA with the classic games, Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt , along with the accompanying lightgun, robotic operation buddy (R.O.B.), and original controllers. Reaching its height of popularity during the '80s, the NES paved the way for the Japanese gaming giant. NES is an example of how gaming has mixed western and eastern culture. The biggest...
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