Gaming Gaming History & Evolution

Question 1

Which game is widely considered the first commercially successful video arcade game?

Accepted Answer

Pong

Answer

Space Invaders

Answer

Pac-Man

Answer

Donkey Kong

Question 2

What year did the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) launch in North America?

Accepted Answer

1985

Answer

1983

Answer

1987

Answer

1989

Question 3

Which company created the first PlayStation console?

Accepted Answer

Sony

Answer

Nintendo

Answer

Sega

Answer

Microsoft

Question 4

What was the name of Sega's final home console, discontinued in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Dreamcast

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Genesis

Answer

Game Gear

Question 5

Which game franchise introduced the first-person shooter (FPS) genre to mainstream audiences?

Accepted Answer

Wolfenstein 3D

Answer

Quake

Answer

Counter-Strike

Answer

Doom

Question 6

What was the best-selling video game console of all time as of the mid-2020s?

Accepted Answer

PlayStation 2

Answer

Nintendo DS

Answer

PlayStation 4

Answer

Game Boy