1971 - I-Golden Age
- I-Computer Space ne-Galaxy Game yiyona midlalo yokuqala ye-video yokudlala ye-arcade ewake yadalwa. Ukukhulula izinyanga ezimbili nje kuphela, kokubili yizichwephe ze-PCP game computer!
- Umdlalo we-Galaxy - I-first of the two kuphela yunithi eyodwa eyenziwe ngabadali uBill Pitts noHugh Tuck, abayibeka esitolo sekhofi saseStanford University ngesidingo semidlalo. Ihlala lapho kuze kube ngoMeyi 1979 lapho iprosesa iba yinto engazinzile futhi iyunithi iyasuswa futhi ixoshwe.
- I-Computer Space - Umdlalo wesibili udalwe ngabasunguli be-Atari abazoba ne-Bariyoni abangcono kakhulu, uNolan Bushnell noTed Dabney, yenkampani uNutting Associates, abenza ukukhiqizwa komdlalo futhi bayithengise ngokuthengisa. Bahambisa 1500, kodwa umdlalo awuphumelelanga njengoba kunzima kakhulu ukudlala.
1972 - I-First Generation Console - I-Magnavox Odyssey
- Amakhomishana aseMagnavox we-Ralph Baer ithelevishini yemidlalo yethelevishini evela ku-Sanders Associates ayishiya emphakathini njengoMagnavox Odyssey. Uhlelo lusebentisa i-cartridges yemidlalo eguquguqukayo (amakhadi abizwa ngokuthi "amakhadi"), isilawuli esinamacu amabili (esisodwa sokunyakaza okuhambayo, esinye sokubonakala). Iphinde ifike ngezingubo zepulasitiki eziguquguqukayo ukuze zilingise ihluzo zangemuva zephashathi namageyimu omugqa avela esibukweni. Ngokufanayo ukugijima imidlalo abadlali basebenzisa ikhadi lokubhala amaphuzu ukuze balandele amaphuzu abo.
U-Ralph Baer naye uqala umdlalo wokuqala wevidiyo yomzila : i-riffle elula efaka ichweba lesilawuli se-Odyssey sika ukusetshenziswa emidlalweni yokudubula.
1972 - Atari noPong
- U-Nolan Bushnell noTed Dabney bathola i-Atari ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa imidlalo yevidiyo etholakalayo. I-Atari ibizwa ngegama lesiJapane chess elisho "hlola".
- U-Al Alcorn uqashwe ngu-Atari osanda kuhlanganiswa nezinhlelo zabo zokukhululwa ngokusemthethweni, umdlalo we-tennis-arcade tennis okuthiwa u- Pong , ngemuva kokuzwakala ibhola elishaya i-paddle. Lo mdlalo uqukethe ama-knob amabili alawula ama-paddles aqondile ezinhlangothini eziphambene zeskrini esithinta ibhola phakathi kwabo. Njengoba umdlalo uqhubeka ibhola lihamba ngokushesha futhi ngokushesha. I-Pong iyimpumelelo enkulu futhi ukukhahlela kuqala ukukhwabanisa kwezimali.
1973
- I-Atari ikhulula imidlalo emithathu ye-arcade:
- Umjaho wendawo - Umdlalo womdlali amabili lapho isikhala sihamba umjaho ngenkathi sigwema ama-asteroids.
- I-Gotcha - Umdlalo wetekisi lapho omunye umdlali egijima omunye ngokusebenzisa i-maze.
- Ukuvuselelwa - Umdlalo womdlalo we-volleyball ezimbili.
- I-Bally-Midway iphonsa inqola yayo engxenyeni ye-coin-op arcade nge-Asteroid (ukungabikho ukudideka ne-Asteroids) ukukhishwa kwe-Space Race.
1974
- I-Gran Trak 10, i-ROM yokuqala ye-arcade game ekhishwe ngu-Atari. Inkumbulo ye-ROM ivumela amakhono wekhwalithi ephezulu aphezulu kulo mdlalo wokugibela imoto.
- Inkampani entsha Kee Games iqala ukukhiqiza imidlalo ye-arcade. Ngokuyimfihlo ephethwe ngu-Atari futhi wadala ngenhloso yokudlula amadili okukhethekile, uKee ubeka ama-clones we-Atari imidlalo. Omunye wemidlalo embalwa kaKee yokuqala, iTank, iyimpumelelo enkulu futhi ekugcineni ikhishwa kabusha ngaphansi kwegama le-Atari.
- UMatel ukhulula umzila wokuqala we-electronic LED ephathekayo imidlalo. Nakuba kungewona imidlalo yevidiyo ngokwabo, le midlalo ehleliwe yedwa-mdlalo iyisandulela emasistimu wegeyimu yevidiyo ephathekayo ezofika.
1975
- I-Atari ikhipha inguqulo yokuqala yasekhaya ye-Pong kuphela ngeSears-Roebuck. Umdlalo iyunithi eyodwa edlala i-Pong, enezilawuli ezimbili ezakhelwe ngaphakathi. I-Pong i-Sears-Roebucks into edayisa kakhulu kakhulu yenkathi yeholide.
- Ukuzijabulisa (aka Colossal Cave Adventure) - Umdlalo wokuqala we-computer adventure game wenziwa nguWillie Crowther noDon Woods.
- I-General Instruments iqala uhlelo lwe-AY-3-8500, isikhonkwane se-Pong tech ye-Atari. Le chip idlala ukuhlukahluka kwamageyimu we-Pong. I-GI yenza i-chip itholakale ekukhiqizeni abafuna ukuncintisana ne-Pong ngesistimu yabo ye-console yekhaya.
- Systems Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) ikhulula ikhompyutha yekhompyutha yokuqala, i-Altair 8800, itholakale kuphela ngeposi.