While 1976’s arcade game Heavyweight Champ and 1984’s Karate Champ came first, the idea of a fighting game being something ...

There's a lot of talk about retro games being better because they don't have the quality-of-life improvements that modern games have. Sometimes written off as hand-holding, features that make games ...

There's the museum passionately devoted to a type of condiment, one that celebrates a popular variety of vegetable, a museum ...

The Magnavox Odyssey, manufactured in Jefferson City, started the video game revolution in 1972 with its innovative design ...

The Odyssey also introduced the first-ever video game peripheral: a light rifle, made by Nintendo. Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell saw an Odyssey demo and shortly after released Pong.

Notable consoles in the first generation: Magnavox Odyssey Ping-O-Tronic Home Pong series TV Tennis Electrotennis Coleco Telstar Color TV-Game Second generation: 1976 – 1985 Giovanni Colantonio ...

The video game consoles that stick with me the most are the ones that I can fire up at any point and have a good time with. That’s true of every console on this list, but that requirement best ...

Before the NES and even before Pong, the Magnavox Odyssey braved the frontier as the first home video game console. Here's what it was capable of.

Atari's first three video arcade games tell a fascinating story of rapid evolution: the first ("Computer Space" - 1971), the game it inspired ("Pong" - 1972) and the sequel to Pong ("Space Race ...

From Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Valve, and more, we rounded up the best video game consoles to buy in 2024 — here's where to find and buy them online.