Pong. With “Pong”, the era of video games began. The simple electronic tennis game became one of the first commercially successful video games in history.

The First Electronic Handheld Games. In the mid-1970s, the first portable electronic handheld games appeared. These devices used simple LED or LCD displays and were usually designed to play a single game.

The Rise of Video Game Machines. By the late 1970s, coin-operated video game machines were becoming increasingly popular in arcades, bars, and entertainment venues. One particularly common format was the cocktail-style video game table, where the screen was placed under a glass top and players sat opposite each other.

Pac-Man. In 1980, Pac-Man was released and quickly became one of the most successful video games of all time. The game was developed by the Japanese company Namco and distributed in the United States by Midway.

Commodore 64. The Commodore 64 (C64) is one of the most successful home computers in history. It was introduced by Commodore in 1982 and quickly became a worldwide bestseller.

Commodore CBM 8296. The Commodore CBM 8296 belongs to Commodore’s PET/CBM series and was mainly used as a business computer in the early 1980s.

Tetris. Tetris is one of the most famous and successful video games in history. The game was created in 1984 by Russian computer scientist Alexey Pajitnov at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

Commodore Amiga 500. The Commodore Amiga 500 is one of the most influential home computers of the late 1980s. Introduced in 1987, it combined powerful graphics, sound, and multimedia capabilities in a compact home computer.

Nintendo Game Boy. By the late 1980s, Nintendo had already established itself as one of the leading companies in the video game industry. In 1989, the company introduced the Game Boy, a handheld game console that made video gaming truly portable.

The New Generation of Game Consoles. At the beginning of the 1990s, a new generation of video game consoles emerged. One of the most important systems of this era was the SEGA Mega Drive, introduced at the end of the 1980s and widely adopted during the early 1990s.

The Transition from 2D to 3D. In the mid-1990s, the video game industry underwent a major technological transformation as graphics began shifting from two-dimensional (2D) designs to three-dimensional (3D) game worlds.