History of Computer Games

In this section, we take a look at the development of the computer video game, from the early games such as Star Trek, written for University mainframe systems, to first person shooters such as Maze War, Doom and Quake. There's also information about the rise of other genres, such as adventure games (e.g. Colossal Cave Adventure, the Kings Quest series and Myst), real life simulation games and role playing games.