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21 Cards in this Set
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Atari
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One of the first companies to pioneer the creation and sale of video games. They produced one of the most popular games in the history of video games, Pong.
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Magnavox
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Along with Atari, was one of the first video game companies. They are known for their game system named Odyssey.
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Ralph Baer
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The creator of the "brown box" that later became known as Odyssey. He sold his idea to Magnavox.
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"Adventure"
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The text-based adventure game, created by Will Crowther, that was based in a cave.
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Pong
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One of the most popular video games ever created. It is a tennis based video game created by Atari.
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Telstar Alpha and Colortron
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Two variations of Pong that sprouted off Atari's mistake of not patenting their invention.
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1972-2002
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How long the original prototype of Pong worked.
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Warner Communications
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The company that bought Atari in 1976.
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1983
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The year that the video game market collapsed because of the surplus of cheap games.
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Pac-Man
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A game created in Japan in 1980 that was bought by Bally and resold in the U.S. It was a huge hit in America but not in Japan.
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Toru Iwatani
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The original creator of Pac-Man who sold the game to Bally in 1981.
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Famicom
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Also known as the family computer, it was created by Nintendo as a chance to revive the video game market after 1983.
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Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Popeye, and Super Mario Brothers
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Four popular games that Nintendo used to boost sales after creating the Famicon.
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Mario
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Nintendo's revolutionary game that was created in Japan. It was based on an Italian Plumber named Mario.
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Shigeru Miyamoto
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The original Japanese creator of Mario who sold it to Nintendo.
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Game Boy
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The first hand-held video game. It was created by Nintendo and sported games like Tetris. Sold over 100 million copies in 20 years.
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Infocom
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A company created by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling in 1979.
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Zork
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The famous dungeon based video game produced by Infocom that brought them to the top of the video game industry.
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The Sims
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The revolutionary game created by Maxis that allowed users to deal with everyday problems.
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First-Person-Shooter games
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A game that allows you to see through the eyes of your character. These games are a concern for the dangers of video game violence.
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MMO
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Massively Multiplayer Online games. The first MMO was called Ultima Online. It was produced in 1997 and boasted 250,000 players at its height.
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