Video Game Console

We all have played games on video games. The most famous video game console of current generation is PlayStation and Xbox. A video game control is a customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for people to buy and use primarily for playing video games on a TV in contrast to arcade machines, handheld game consoles, or home computers.

1. What was the name of first home video game console?

Ans: Magnavox Odyssey (1972).

2. Ralph H. Baer is known as “The Father of Video Games”. He was a German born American video game pioneer, inventor and engineer. He was awarded the National Medal of Technology for inventing the home console for video games and spawning the video game industry.

3. Name the first video game console to use microprocessor.

Ans: Fairchild Channel F (1976).

4. The Atari 2600 became the most popular game console of the second generation. The Atari 2600 was the dominant console for much of the second generation, with other consoles such as Intellivision, the Odyssey 2, and ColecoVision also enjoying market share.

5. When was the video game crash occurred in America?

Ans: 1983 to 1985.

6. The Nintendo Entertainment System gave new life to US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983. Famicom(NES) was most popular video game console of its generation.

7. Which famous game was developed by Nintendo for NES?

Ans: Super Mario Bros.

8. The Sega Genesis or Mega Drive was the first fourth generation video game console to achieve notable market share in continental Europe and North America. The console competed against a wide range of platforms, including both dedicated gaming consoles and home computer systems.

9. Which was the first fifth generation console to be based on Apple Macintosh?

Ans: Apple Bandai Pippin.

10. PlayStation from Sony was released on December 3, 1994 in Japan, in North America on September 9, 1995, in Europe on September 29, 1995 and in Australia on November 15, 1995 was the first video game console to ship 100 million units, 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch.

11. When was Microsoft’s first video game console, Xbox was introduced?

Ans: November 15, 2001 in America.

12. PlayStation 2 is the bestselling home console and second bestselling video game console in history with over 150 million units sold.

13. In which country video game console are banned since 2000?

Ans: China.

14. Wii was seventh generation console released by Nintendo. Unlike the other systems of the seventh generation, the Wii does not support an internal hard drive, but instead uses 512 MB of internal Flash memory and includes support for removable SD card storage.

15. Which multinational video game developers released first CD based gaming system?

Ans: Sega Corporation (1991).

16. The PlayStation 3 system uses even higher-capacity Blu-ray optical discs for games and movies while the Xbox 360 formerly used HD DVDs in the form of an external USB player add on for movies, before it was discontinued.

17. What is the name of Sony’s online game distribution?

Ans: PlayStation Network (PSN).

18. Miiverse is a communication system or social network created by Nintendo Network Business & Development and Hatena. It allows players to interact and share their experience through their own Miis. The service is available through Nintendo Network for the Wii U, and is planned to be released for the Nintendo 3DS.