History of video games/Mobile
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Foundational Developments[edit | edit source]
On March 7th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the Telephone,[1][2] sparking a telecommunication revolution by allowing people to talk to one another near instantly over long distances.
In 1966 inventor George Sweigert patents the cordless telephone,[3] laying the groundwork to take telephones on the go.
Many early game pioneers, such as Steve Wozniak, were also telephone phreakers.[4]
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Alexander Graham Bell operating a long distance telephone in 1892. -
George Sweigert, inventor of the full duplex cordless telephone. -
A Blue Box built by Steve Wozniak to Phreak.
1990's[edit | edit source]
1993[edit | edit source]
In 1993 the Siemens S1 phone is released, including a clone of Tetris named Klotz, but is hidden as an easter egg to dodge patent issues.[5]
1994[edit | edit source]
The IBM Simon touchscreen smartphone is released to consumers on August 16, 1994 at a cost of $1,100, lasting six months on the market and selling 50,000 phones.[6] This phone included a puzzle game called Scramble.[7]
Also released in 1994 is the MT-2000 phone by Danish company Hagenuk, which included a variant of Tetris.[7][8]
1997[edit | edit source]
Nokia includes Snake for the first time on the Nokia 6110, a very popular game being included in 400 million devices as of 2013, and which was also among the first multiplayer phone games due to it's two player support over inferred.[9]
2000's[edit | edit source]
On October 7th, 2003 the gaming focused Nokia N-Gage launches.[10]
By the end of the decade the Apple App Store becomes a widely used platform for downloading games on iPhones.[11]
2010's[edit | edit source]
2016[edit | edit source]
Pokémon Go[edit | edit source]
In 2016 Pokémon Go became a widely popular augmented reality game.
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People playing a multiplayer game on their smartphones. -
People playing Pokemon Go in 2016. -
Pokemon Go Plus, a companion device for Pokemon Go players
2019[edit | edit source]
Apple launched Apple Arcade on September 19th, 2019.[12]
Notable Games[edit | edit source]
- Angry Birds
- Fruit Ninja
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- Fire Emblem Heros
- Candy Crush Saga
- Subway Surfers
- Fortnite
- Temple Run
- Monument Valley
- Fate Grand Order
- Neko Atsume
- Snake
- Part Time UFO
- Send Me To Heaven
- Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper
- PUBG MOBILE
- 4 Pics 1 Word / 4 Bilder 1 Wort[13]
- Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion
Pokémon Go[edit | edit source]
This game prompted some interest in urban design.[14]
Flappy Bird[edit | edit source]
Became a phenomenon in 2014, then was pulled from app stores by its creator at the peak of its popularity.[15]
Rebel Inc.[edit | edit source]
A counterinsurgency simulator. In 2020 it's developers received assistance from the Afghan Embassy in London, including comment from then Ambassador H.E. Said T. Jawad.[16]
Console Phone Hybrids[edit | edit source]
Many Microconsoles and hybrid consoles made after 2000 use mobile chipsets due to their low cost, integrated features, and low heat.
Consoles with integrated mobile internet[edit | edit source]
- Zeebo (3G)
- PlayStation Vita (3G version only)
Evolution of Smartphones[edit | edit source]
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Motorola DynaTAC 8000X from 1984 -
Motorola MicroTAC 9800x, a mobile phone from 1989. -
1994 IBM Simon on charger, an early smartphone. -
1996 StarTAC, an early flip phone. -
The Nokia 6110 of 1998, the first to include Snake. -
2006 Sony Mylo (My Life Online) -
A first generation iPhone on display in 2007, surrounded by flip phones. -
BlackBerry Curve 8310, a popular smartphone in 2007. -
Mockup of the game Edge running on a Sony Ericsson phone in 2008. -
The 2008 HTC Dream, the first major Android phone. -
2009 Motorola Droid -
A Samsung Focus running Windows Phone and 2010 Google Nexus S. -
A Galaxy Nexus Android phone from 2011. -
The LG G5, a modular smartphone from 2016. -
A Samsung Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphone in 2020. -
An iPhone 12 from late 2020.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Alexander Graham Bell". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Studying Sound: Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)- Hear My Voice Albert H. Small Documents Gallery Smithsonian's National Museum of American History". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "A Brief History of the Cordless Phone". liGo Magazine. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Lapsley, Phil (20 February 2013). "The Definitive Story of Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Phone Phreaking" (in en). The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/the-definitive-story-of-steve-wozniak-steve-jobs-and-phone-phreaking/273331/.
- ↑ "The History of Mobile Video Games: Part One of Three". Exaud. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "First Smartphone Turns 20: Fun Facts About Simon". Time. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ a b V, Cosmin. "Did you know: Nokia's Snake is not the world's first mobile game". Phone Arena. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ T, Nick. "This was the world's first cell phone with a game loaded on it". Phone Arena. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ Blog, Microsoft Devices (16 January 2013). "10 things you didn't know about mobile gaming". Microsoft Devices Blog. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "N-Gage Launch - IGN". Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ Wortham, Jenna (5 December 2009). "Apple's Game Changer, Downloading Now (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "Apple Arcade: It's time to play". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ https://www.4bilder-1wort.de/
- ↑ Baker, Chris (21 July 2016). "Why 'Pokemon Go' Sucks in the Suburbs". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/why-pokemon-go-sucks-in-the-suburbs-103309/.
- ↑ Kushner, David (11 March 2014). "Exclusive: Flappy Bird Creator Speaks". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-112457/.
- ↑ "Rebel Inc. now available in Afghanistan" (in en). www.gamasutra.com. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/360457/Rebel_Inc_now_available_in_Afghanistan.php.