Exam 1: The First Video Games

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The first home video game system to use the General Instrument AY-3-8500 chip:

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This company's game systems were sold partially assembled, where the consumer usually had to attach the paddle knobs and apply the decorative stickers onto the console:

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MIT student who developed Spacewar!:

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Pong led to Atari being sued by ________________ for copyright infringement.

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The original Magnavox Odyssey was not capable of producing sound in its games.

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Which of the following was not one of the three sections of the Telstar Arcade?

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These two gentlemen were the original founders of Atari:

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The name "Coleco" was derived from the words "California Leather Company."

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Systems with the game(s) built in, rather than using removable media are called:

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What type of monitor was Tennis for Two originally displayed on?

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Nintendo produced a successful series of single-game home consoles in Japan called:

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Spacewar! by Nolan Bushnell was the first coin operated arcade video game in 1971.

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Which first generation U.S. home console series sold the most units overall?

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The first gen console with removable cartridges for different games to be played:

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Which of the following was not a feature of Pong implemented by Al Alorn:

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Which product was not developed for the original Magnavox Odyssey system?

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Atari's first home version of Pong was licensed by retailer _______________ under the Tele-Games label.

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Which of the following was not a business Coleco had a hand in before video games?

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What year was the first Pong arcade machine produced?

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The sound on the home version of Pong was only emitted from a built-in speaker in the center of the console, which could not be sent through the television speaker.

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