1974 in video gaming
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[edit] Events
- The number of copies of Pong (or commercial clones of PONG) exceeds 100,000 units. Approximately 10,000 of these units were manufactured by Atari, the original developer of the title.[1]
- H.R. "Pete" Kaufman leaves Ramtek to found Exidy, Inc.[1]
- Namco acquires the Japanese division of Atari, Inc. and formally enters the video arcade game market.[1]
- Atari acquires Kee Games as a "marketing ploy." Atari will continue to use the "Kee Games" title as a brand name until 1978.[1]
- Royal Philips Electronics N.V. acquires Magnavox, which becomes "Philips Consumer Electronics."[2]
- On 25 March, the United States division of Service Games changes its name to Sega.[1]
[edit] Notable releases
[edit] Magazines
- Play Meter, the first magazine devoted to coin-operated amusements (including arcade games), publishes its first issue.[1]
[edit] Video game consoles
- Magnavox reissues the Odyssey and releases it in Australia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the Soviet Union, and Venezuela.[3]
[edit] Arcade games
- Prior to their acquisition by Atari, Kee Games releases Tank to video arcades.[1]
- July 24, Atari releases Gran Trak 10, the first racing game, to video arcades.[4]
[edit] Computer games
- The earliest first-person shooter video games are released:
- Steve Colley, Howard Palmer, and Greg Johnson develop Maze War on the Imlac PDS-1 at the NASA Ames Research Center in California.[5]
- Jim Bowery develops Spasim for the PLATO system. Two versions are released, the first in March and the second in July.[6]
- Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood develop dnd, the first game with a Boss, and arguably the first role-playing video game, for the PLATO system.[7] Development continued into 1975; it is unclear at what point the game became playable.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Thomas, Donald A. Jr. (2005). "–1974–". ICWhen.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927182327/http://www.icwhen.com/book/the_1970s/1974.shtml. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ Kaiser, Robert D. (1999). "The Ultimate Odyssey2 and Odyssey3 FAQ" (text). Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080308210653/http://www.digitpress.com/faq/odyssey2.txt. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ Gegan, Shaun and David Winter (2003). "Magnavox Odyssey FAQ version 2.9.1" (text). http://www.pong-story.com/o1faq.txt. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ Cassidy, William (2003). "Hall of Fame / Gran Trak 10 and Sprint 2". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. http://www.gamespy.com/articles/488/488750p1.html. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ "The Maze War 30 Year Retrospective". DigiBarn Games. 2004. http://www.digibarn.com/collections/games/xerox-maze-war/index.html. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ Bowery, Jim (2001). "Spasim (1974) The First First-Person-Shooter 3D Multiplayer Networked Game". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/jim_bowery/spasim.html&date=2009-10-21+14:09:05. Retrieved 16 February 2006.
- ^ Koster, Raph (February 17). "Online World Timeline". Raph Koster's Website. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. http://www.raphkoster.com/gaming/mudtimeline.shtml. Retrieved 2006.
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