1975 in video gaming
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Notable events of 1975 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.
[edit] Events
- In Fall, Magnavox discontinues the original Odyssey video game console.[1]
[edit] Notable releases
- Atari and Tele-Games (a division of Sears, Roebuck and Company) release the first official home version of Pong through Sears department stores.[2]
- Magnavox releases two new models of their Odyssey console: the Odyssey 100 and the Odyssey 200.[1]
- Horror Games, founded by Nolan Bushnell, publishes its only game, Shark Jaws, intended to cash-in on the popularity of Steven Spielberg's film Jaws.[3]
- Midway releases Gun Fight, the first microprocessor-based video game and the first video arcade game licensed from Japan for release in the United States.[4] Taito developed the original Japanese version of the game, Western Gun, using TTL-based hardware: Dave Nutting Associates ported the game to the Intel 8080 microprocessor for its American release.[5]
- Don Daglow develops Dungeon, an early computer role-playing game, for the PDP-10.[6]
- William Crowther develops Adventure (also known as Colossal Cave and ADVENT), the first interactive fiction game, for the PDP-10.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Winter, David (2006). Magnavox Odyssey: The first home video game console. PONG-Story. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
- ^ KCTS-TV. History of Gaming / Interactive Timeline of Game History. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
- ^ Thomas, Donald A. Jr. (2005). –1975–. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
- ^ Bousiges, Alexis (2005). Gun Fight. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
- ^ Western Gun. Emulation Status. Retrieved on February 19, 2006.
- ^ Maragos, Nich (2004). Talking: Don Daglow. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
- ^ Adams, Rick. A history of 'Adventure'. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.
