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Early history of video games (1st supplementary nomination)

 * 1) Marienbad (video game)
 * 2) The Sumerian Game

The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering a long period of invention and changes. Video gaming would not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since then, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern culture in most parts of the world. The early history of video games, therefore, covers the games released in the period of time between the first interactive electronic game with an electronic display in 1947 and the first true video games in the early 1950s, and the rise of early arcade video games in the 1970s (Pong and the beginning of the first generation of video game consoles with the Magnavox Odyssey, both in 1972). During this time there were a wide range of devices and inventions corresponding with large advances in computing technology, and the actual first video game is dependent on the definition of "video game" used.

I made this topic back in 2016, then encompassing every video game we had an article on prior to 1972 (aka the start of the commercial video game industry). I thought at the time that that was pretty much it- while there were certainly other games, they were pretty much without impact and did not have enough sourcing to make an article, or more than a passing mention. I was proven wrong 2 years later when made Marienbad (and I pushed it to GA), which did have little impact but had enough sourcing due to its unearthed status as the first Polish video game. I neglected to add it to this topic (sorry!), but more recently a second game has been made into an article (this time by this past September) and then expanded these past couple weeks to GA: The Sumerian Game, which in older research was just "there was a game about Sumer made before Hamurabi and that's probably where he got the idea from", but more recent digging has proven to be potentially the first game with a narrative and the first to be designed by a woman, in addition to definitely being the direct/only inspiration for Hamurabi. So, two articles made, and this time I've remembered (aka been prodded by ) to add them to the topic. I'm pretty sure (again...) that there's nothing else that will pop up, so this should be the only addition to the topic. -- Pres N  22:28, 7 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Support: If we now believe that this makes the coverage comprehensive, then this should be good to go. -Bryan Rutherford (talk) 22:54, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support: Our most important video game articles are getting the quality treatment they deserve! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 00:15, 8 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Support. Great job, I love to see these early games get well researched coverage.--AlexandraIDV 18:42, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support - The amount of work you've put into these articles is nothing short of amazing. Namcokid  47  (Contribs) 18:26, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Both articles fit with the topic. KingSkyLord (talk &#124; contribs) 03:11, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support - good additions. MPJ-DK (talk) 01:23, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closed with consensus to add Marienbad (video game) and The Sumerian Game to the topic - GamerPro64  15:25, 25 August 2020 (UTC)