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Notable events of 1974 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.
[edit] Events
Maze War, one of the earliest first-person shooters, was ported to a number of computer systems. The above image was created from a version of the game written for the
Xerox Star 8010 in
1985.
[edit] Notable releases
- Play Meter, the first magazine devoted to coin-operated amusements (including arcade games), publishes its first issue.[1]
- Magnavox reissues the Odyssey and releases it in Australia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the Soviet Union, and Venezuela.[3]
- Prior to their acquisition by Atari, Kee Games releases Tank to video arcades.[1]
- Atari releases Gran Trak 10, the first racing game, to video arcades.[4]
- The earliest first-person shooter video games are released:
- Rusty Rutherford develops pedit5, the first dungeon crawl game, for the PLATO system.[7]
- Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood develop dnd, the first game with a Boss, and arguably the first computer role-playing game, for the PLATO system.[8]. Development continued into 1975; it is unclear at what point the game became playable.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Thomas, Donald A. Jr. (2005). –1974–. ICWhen.com. Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Kaiser, Robert D. (1999). The Ultimate Odyssey2 and Odyssey3 FAQ (text). Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Gegan, Shaun and David Winter (2003). Magnavox Odyssey FAQ version 2.9.1 (text). Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Cassidy, William (2003). Hall of Fame / Gran Trak 10 and Sprint 2. GameSpy. Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ The Maze War 30 Year Retrospective. DigiBarn Games (2004). Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Bowery, Jim (2001). Spasim (1974) The First First-Person-Shooter 3D Multiplayer Networked Game. Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Hack and slash. Retrieved on 16 February, 2006.
- ^ Koster, Raph (February 17). Online World Timeline. Raph Koster's Website. Retrieved on 2006.
