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Important people within the history of video games.
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David Gottlieb
Definition
Created -Baffle Ball-
1931
Mass production (400 units)
Exchanged cue for plunger
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Henry Williams
Definition
Created -Contact-
1933
First pinball with electronic scoring components.
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Harry Mabs
Definition
Created -Humpty Dumpty-
1947
First inclusion of flippers: skill rather than luck.
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Steven Kordek
Definition
Created -Triple Action-
1948
Six flippers replaced with two: first of modern pinball machines.
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Thomas T. Goldman
Definition
Created - Cathode Ray Tube 'Game'-
1947
Inspired by WWII radar displays: missile simulator.
Screen overlays and analogue circuitry for control.
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Alexander S. Douglas
Definition
Created -OXO/Noughts and Crosses-
1952
Rotary telephone dialer for controller.
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William Higgenbotham
Definition
Created -Tennis for Two-
1958
Modified CRT/Oscilloscope
TIED for first inventor of video games.
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Steven Russell
Definition
Created -Spacewar!-
1962
Huge hit for university students with access to PDP-1 computer.
TIED for first inventor of video games.
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Ralph Baer
Definition
Created -Magnavox Odyssey-
1972
First home video game console.
"Father of video games."
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Nolan Bushnell
Definition
Created -Computer Space-
1971
Commercial failure: too complex to play.
Created dedicated circuit board.
Co-Started *Atari*.
"Father of video game industry."
Atari's 'King'
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Ted Dabney
Definition
Co-Started *Atari*.
Leaves Atari in 1973.
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Cynthia Villanueva
Definition
First employee of Atari.
Hired to make the company look professional.
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Al Alcorn
Definition
Created -PONG-
1972
Second employee of Atari.
One of Atari's 'Princes'
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Steve Bristow
Definition
Collected money from Pong Machines with wife.
Created -Tank-
1974
One of Atari's 'Princes'
Term
Nolan Bushnell
Joe Jeenan
Al Alcorn
Steve Bristow
Bill White
Gil Williams
Gene Lipkin
Definition
King, Queen, Five Princes of Atari
Term
Joe Keenan
Definition
Created *Kee Games*
1973
Bushnell's neighbor ran the company to give Atari 'competition'
President of Atari and Kee Games
Atari's 'Queen'
Term
Bill White
Definition
Director of Operations
Chief Financial Officer
Kee Games Controller
One of Atari's 'Princes'
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Gil Williams
Definition
Manufacturing at Atari
Kee Games Manufacturing VP
One of Atari's 'Princes'
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Gene Lipkin
Definition
Arcade division
VP Marketing
One of Atari's 'Princes'
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Steve Jobs
Definition
Created -Breakout-
1976
Took full credit for Breakout/reducing Integrated Circuits (ICs) despite working with Steve Wozniak.
Leaves Atari 1976
Co-Founds Apple with Wozniak
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Steve Wozniak
Definition
Helped program -Breakout-
1976
Wasn't given credit/full payment by friend/partner Steve Jobs.
Co-Founded Apple with Steve Jobs.
Term
Don Valentine
Definition
Venture Capitalist hired to run Atari.
Didn't like games but played them to learn about the product.
Invested money to Jobs/Wozniak when they founded Apple.
Term
Arnold Greenberg
Definition
CEO of *Coleco*.
Struggled with getting Coleco Telstar passed by FCC.
Term
Manny Gerald
Definition
Warner's Executive VP
Enforced stipulations for new company management.
Hired Ray Kassar to help run Atari.
Frequently butted heads with Bushnell.
Term
Ray Kassar
Definition
'The Czar'
Hired by Warners/Gerard 1978
Serious work ethic clashed with Bushnell.
Fired Bushnell 1978.
Appointed CEO of Atari.
Caused bad blood with employees.
Announced low sales for Atari 1982
One of causes of Great Video Game Crash
Term
Jay Miner
Definition
Works on the processing chip, 'Stella', for the Atari VCS/2600
Term
Ronnie Lamb
Definition
Anti-Video Game Activist
Term
Warren Robinett
Definition
First Easter Egg in a video game.
Created to give himself credit for a game he programmed.
Term
Kyle Rains, Ed Logg, Donna Baily
Definition
Created -Centipede-
1980
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Donna Baily
Definition
First female video game designer
[Atari]
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Toru Iwatani
Definition
Created -Pac Man-
1980
Term
Shigeru Miyamoto
Definition
Created -Donkey Kong-
1981
Created -Super Mario Bros-
1985
Created -Legend of Zelda-
1987
-Super Mario Bros 2- and -Zelda II-
1988
Term
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Definition
CEO of Nintendo
(Entire Company)
Strict, Controlling, Visionary
Term
Minoru Arakawa
Definition
CEO of Nintendo of America
(American Branch)
Kind, Respectful, Helpful
Term
Mario Segali
Definition
Landlord for NoA's building.
Namesake of Mario.
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Howard Lincoln
Definition
Lawyer who defended Nintendo in the lawsuit against Universal.
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Doug MacRae and Kevin Curran
Definition
Created -Ms. Pac Man-
1982
Term
David Crane
Alan Miller
Bob Whitehead
Larry Kaplan
Definition
Disgruntled Atari Employees.
Created *Activision*
1979
Term
Fiorello La Guardia
Definition
NY Mayor 1933
Destroyed pinball machines for news reels.
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David Crane
Definition
Created -Pitfall-
1982
Term
Ed Rotberg
Definition
Created -Battlezone-
1980
Term
Dave Theurer
Definition
Created -Tempest-
1981
Term
Eugene Jarvis
Definition
Created -Gorgar-
1979
Created -Defender-
1980
Term
Jack Tramiel
Definition
Creator of Commedor Company
Had insight to include video games with the Commedor 64
Purchased some parts of Atari
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Trip Hawkens
Definition
Created *Electronic Arts*
1983
Put emphasis on developers and games as 'rockstars'
Helped spur box art and games as an art form.
Involved in marketing of //3DO\\
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Harold Lee
Definition
Prototype for -Home Pong-
1974
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Ron Judy and Al Stone
Definition
Early partners and distributors for Nintendo of America
Term
Gunpei Yokoi
Definition
Designed **Famicom/NES Controller**
Created **ROB**
Created -Metroid-
1987
Created **Game Boy**
Created **Virtual Boy**
Term
Masayuki Uemura
Definition
Redesigned **NES**
Term
Don Kingborough
Definition
CEO of Worlds of Wonder
Teddy Ruxpin and Lazer Tag
Term
Marty Bromley
Ed (David) Rosen
Hayao Nakayama
Definition
Created *SEGA*
Developed SEGA into game company.
Co-Owners
Term
Chris & Tim Stamper
Definition
Created *Rare*
Cracked the Famicom/10NES chip
Created -Donkey Kong Country-
Created -Goldeneye-
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Howard Philips
Definition
'Mr. Nintendo'
American face of Nintendo
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Alexei Pajitnov
Definition
Created -Tetris-
1988
Term
Michael Katz
Definition
Marketing Whiz for Sega of America
President of Sega of America
Implemented anti-Nintendo advertising
Term
Tom Kalinske
Definition
President and CEO of Sega of America
1990-1996
Created Malibu Barbie and He-Man
Nicknamed 'Ken Doll'
Term
Yuki Naka
Definition
Created -Sonic the Hedgehog-
1991
Term
Yoshiko Okamoto
Definition
Created -Final Fight-
1989
Created -Street Fighter-
1987
Created -Street Fighter II-
1991
Term
Ken Kutaragi
Definition
Created **PlayStation**
Term
Norio Ohga
Definition
President/Chairman of Sony
Term
Tom Zito
Definition
Created -Night Trap-
1992
Created -Sewer Shark-
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John Romero
John Carmack
Adrian Cormack
Definition
Created -Doom-
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Ed Boom
John Tobias
Definition
Created -Mortal Kombat-
Term
Joe Liebermann
Definition
Brought Nintendo and Sega to court
Term
Parker Page
Eugene Provenzo
Marilyn Droz
Robert Chase
Definition
Experts Against Videogames in the Senate Case
Term
Howard Lincoln
Bill White Jr
Definition
VP of Nintendo and VP of Sega
Defending their companies in the Senate Case
Term
RJ Mical and Dave Needle
Definition
Created **3DO**
Term
Yu Suzuki
Definition
Created -Virtua Fighter-
Known as Sega's Answer to Nintendo's Miyamoto
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Steve Race
Definition
CEO Sony (US)
Part of SCEA Team
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Jim Whims
Definition
Marketing for Sony
Part of SCEA Team
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Bernie Stolar
Definition
3rd Party Devs for Sony
Part of SCEA Team
Term
Bill Gates
Definition
Creator of *Microsoft*
Approves of XBox console concept.
Term
Satoshi Tajiri
Definition
Created -Pokemon-
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