The Ultimate History of Video Games is a 2001 non-fiction book by Steven L. Kent. Published initially by Prima Publishing and then by Three Rivers Press...

The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes...

In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with...

Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming. Japanese game development is often...

argues in his book The Ultimate History of Video Games that it began the following year, when Space Invaders gained popularity in the United States and...

Ultimate History of Video Games. Three Rivers Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4. Kent, Steven (2001). "The Fall". The Ultimate History of Video Games...

Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017. Kent, Steven (2001). "And Then There Was Pong". Ultimate History of Video Games. Three Rivers...

In the history of video games, the second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available...

The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments...

The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...