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What was the first computer with a memory?

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EDSAC (1946)

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What could the ENIAC (1946) do?

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Carry out numerical problems through reprogramming

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When did Alan Turning write a chess program?

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1947

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What was special with the Cathode Ray Tube Device (CRT) ?

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It was the first computer to use a screen

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Who created Tennis for two (1958)?

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William Higinbotham

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There was a computer in 1951 which could play Nim with a player opponent. What was it called?

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NIMROD

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When was Spacewar! created and by which two fellows was it made?

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in 1962 by Steve Russell and Wayne Wiitanen (on the PDP-1 computer)

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What is 1966’s Eliza?

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A computer Therapist

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Ralph Baer came to design a game playing device in 1967, what did he initially call it?

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The Brown Box

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What did the 1970 simulation software Life do?

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Demonstrate complexity from simple rules.

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What was the first known arcade machine to be released to the public and who made it (2 persons)?

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Galaxy Game by Bill Pitts and Hugh Truck (A Spacewar! remake)

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What was the first mass-produced video game?

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Computer Space

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Who made Computer Space?

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Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney

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14
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What is common about the game Baseball and The Oregon trail?

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Both are PC- text based games and both released in 1971

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What was the first video game console and when did it release?

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Magnavox Odyssey (1972)

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16
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How may games were included with the Magnavox Odyssey?

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12

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17
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Who founded Atari and when?

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Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1972

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18
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Who was it that programmed Pong

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Al Alcorn

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19
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When did Pong release and by what company?

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1972, Atari

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When did Atari Japan open in Tokyo?

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1973

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What is considered to be the first FPS game?

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Maze (1974)

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22
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How many players could play Maze (1974) at the same time (via linked cables)?

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8

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What was the first driving simulation game and what company made it?

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Gran Tak 10 (1974) by Atari.

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What happened in the end with Atari Japan?

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It was sold to Nakamura Manufacturer in 1974 due to financial struggles.

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What was Atari’s first game to sell more than Pong?

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Tank (1974)

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What was the first microprocessor-based pinball game?

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Spirit of 76 (1975)

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When did Atari release Home Pong?

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1975

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28
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When did Atari’s Breakout release?

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1976

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29
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What was the biggest arcade game of 1976?

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Breakout (Atari)

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30
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What was the first controversial video game and when did it release?

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Death Race (1976)

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31
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What was the first driving FPS game?

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Night Driver (1976)

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32
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Who designed Night Driver (1976)?

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Ted Michton and Dave Shepperd

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33
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What is considered to be the first computer text adventure game? (Easy answer)

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Adventure (Colossal Cave Adventure) (1976)

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34
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Atari was bought up by Warner Communications. When?

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1976

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35
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What was the first home console to use a microprocessor and what company made it?

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Channel F console by Fairchild.

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36
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What was the first handheld commercial game?

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Autorace (1976)

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37
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What was Richard Garriott’s first video game? When was it made?

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D&D1. 1977.

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38
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What was Atari’s first home console?

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Atari VCS 2600

39
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When did the Atari VCS 2600 launch?

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1977

40
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What did Atari Japan come to be in 1977?

A

Namco

41
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What video game introduced vector graphics to the arcades?

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Space Wars (Inspired by Spacewar!) (1977)

42
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What is special about Zork! ? What was originally supposed to be called?

A

It was released in 1977 on the PDP-10 and was one of the first interactive fiction computer games. Inspired by D&D. It was supposed to be called Dungeon….

43
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Who designed Space Invaders?

A

Tomohiro Nishikado

44
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When did Space Invaders release?

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1978

45
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What was the first flight simulator and on what device did it appear?

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Flight Simulator (1978) on the Apple II computer.

46
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What did Richard Garriott make in 1978?

A

Alkabeth: World of Doom

47
Q

Atari Football was a great success. When did it release?

A

1978

48
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Who made the first virtual world?

A

Richard Bartle and Troy Trubshaw

49
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What was the first virtual world? What did the initials stand for?

A

MUD (Multi-User-Dungeon)

50
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What was Atari’s first vector game?

A

Lunar Lander (1979)

51
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Atari’s second vector game was a huge success. What was the game?

A

Asteroids (1979)

52
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Galaxian by Namco is special because…?

A

It was the first game to use RGB graphics.

53
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Video gaming’s first Easter egg is?

A

Warren Robinett’s name in Atari’s Adventure.

54
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When did Nolan Bushnell leave Atari?

A

1979

55
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4 Atari employees left in 1979 and formed…

A

Activision.

56
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What trend did Activision start?

A

Making third-party games for the Atari 2600

57
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Who developed the classic title Missile Command (1980)? Who published it?

A

Atari. Atari and Sega.

58
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Nintendo’s first handheld was?

A

Game and Watch (1980)

59
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Give a brief summary of Pac-Man’s origin: The designer, year of release and which company that developed it.

A

Toru Iwatani, 1980, Namco

60
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When did Zork! arrive on home computers?

A

1980

61
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Richard Garriott (Lord British) made what in 1980?

A

Ultima: The First Age of Darkness

62
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How many years did it take Space Invaders to appear on the Atari 2600 after it’s initial arcade release in 1978?

A

2 years.

63
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Who made and released Defender (1981)?

A

Eugene Jarvis and Williams Electronics

64
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Hwne did Namco’s Galaga release?

A

1981

65
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Who made Donkey Kong?

A

Shigeru Miyamoto

66
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Who developed Frogger (1981)?

A

My wife (in Norwegian)

67
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Which game is blamed for the video game crash of 1982?

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E.T: The Extra Terrestial

68
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Who was given six weeks to make E.T (1982)?

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Howard Scott Warschaw

69
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When did Pac-Man appear on the Atari 2600?

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1982

70
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Who made Sinistar (1982)?

A

Williams Electronics

71
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What controversial 1982 game let’s the player rape a native american woman?

A

Custer’s Revenge

72
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Q*Bert (1982) had which type of camera perspective?

A

Isometric view

73
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Who made the super realistic character animation for 1982’s Pitfall?

A

Dave Crane from Activision.

74
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Trip Hawkins founded what in 1982?

A

Electronic Arts (EA)

75
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When did the Atari 5200 launch?

A

1982

76
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With help from animator Don Bluth, what laser-disc was made in 1983?

A

Dragon’s Lair

77
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What is most interesting about Lode Runner’s game design (1983)?

A

It had a level editor.

78
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Nintendo’s first console in Japan was called?

A

Famicom (1983)

79
Q

What game introduced the Japanese to the RPG formula?

A

The Black Onyx (1983)

80
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Ultima III arrived in?

A

1983

81
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What was the first 3D polygonal game created?

A

I, Robot (1983, Atari)

82
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A virtual world was created in 1983 where players had to pay to play. What was it called?

A

Scepter of Goth

83
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King’s Quest arrived in?

A

1984

84
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Tetris was made when, where and by whom?

A

1983, Russia, Alexey Pajitnov

85
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Karateka used what cinematic techniques?

A

Rotoscoping, cross-cutting and tracking shots.

86
Q

In 1984, A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Game was made.

A

Okay.

87
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What was the first video game to feature a fully synchronized soundtrack?

A

Deus Ex Machina (1984)

88
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What fourth game in a series had a morale system and sold better than any of it’s own previous iterations in 1985?

A

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

89
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Balance of Power, a game with its own GUI, was made when and by whom?

A

1985, Chris Crawford

90
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Gauntlet, one of the first multiplayer dungeon crawl arcade games and made by Atari, released in what year?

A

1985.

91
Q

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released in New York first in…?

A

1985.

92
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in 1985, the most important release of the NES was?

A

Super Mario Bros.

93
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Who made King’s Quest and what year did it release?

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Roberta + Ken Williams, 1983

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