1970-tallet

Question 1

What was the first coint-operated video game, when was it made, and who made it?

Answer 1

Galaxy Game, September 1971, Pitts and Tuck

Question 2

When was the launch date for the world’s first games console, what was it named, and what company made it?

Answer 2

August 1972, Odyssey, Magnavox

Question 3

Who founded Atari Incorporated and when?

Answer 3

Nolan Bushnell and Dabney, 27th June 1972

Question 4

Who made “Pong”?

Answer 4

Al Alcorn (Atari)

Question 5

What was the first driving video game, and when was it made?

Answer 5

Gran Trak 10, 1974 (Atari)

Question 6

When did Atari go global?

Answer 6

1973

Question 7

Speed Race. Who and when?

Answer 7

Tomohiro Nishikado, 1974

Question 8

What was the name of Ataris pretend competitor?

Answer 8

Kee Games

Question 9

What game, released November 1974, became the most popular video game since Pong?

Answer 9

Tank

Question 10

What was “Spirit og 76”?

Answer 10

The first pinball game designed for a microprosessor. (1975)

Question 11

What did Intel come up with in 1975?

Answer 11

The 8080 microprosessor.

Question 12

What was the first controversial game and når kom det ut?

Answer 12

Death Race, 1976

Question 13

What was the biggest arcade game of 1976?

Answer 13

Breakout

Question 14

What was the game that inspired first person perspective driving games?

Answer 14

Night Driver

Question 15

What game was a giant leap forward for text games?

Answer 15

Adventure (1976)

Question 16

When was “Maze” created?

Answer 16

1973

Question 17

What was one of the earliest computer role-playing games, and when and by who was it created?

Answer 17

Dungeon (later Zork!), 1975, Daglow

Question 18

What was Commodores home computer named?

Answer 18

Commadore PET

Question 19

What was the first home computer flight sim, who made it, and when?

Answer 19

Flight Simulator, SubLogic, 1978

Question 20

What did the company Fairchild launch in 1976?

Answer 20

A video game console named “Channel F”

Question 21

Who bought Atari and when?

Answer 21

Warner communications, October 1976

Question 22

What did Atari launch in 1977?

Answer 22

Their game console VCS 2600

Question 23

Who kickstarted the handheld games and when?

Answer 23

Mattel, 1977

Question 24

When did Nolan Bushnell leave Atari?

Answer 24

1979

Question 25

When did Space Invaders launch, and who made it?

Answer 25

1978, Tomohiro Nishikado

Question 26

What game introduced vector graphics to the arcades?

Answer 26

Space Wars (1977)

Question 27

Who made one of the first full color video games?

Answer 27

Namco, Galaxian