In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Cybersport.ru editorial board, we decided to recall the landmark materials that have been published on our media resource over the past years.
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From a series of materials from Vladislav Machinae Zhivotnev, you will find out what the first esports tournaments in history were like. A subscription to the magazine as the main prize, tens of thousands of participants in the pursuit of $ 50 thousand in the tournament for the very Space Invaders, the death of the gaming industry and its revival – already in the form we all are familiar with. About this and much more – below.
Materials from the cycle:
- Esports of the Hippie Age: How the First Video Game Tournament Got to the Rolling Stone and Why It Was Drank Beer.
- Battleship, Snake and Best Winrate Ever: The Birth of Esports in 70s America.
- 80s esports: 50 thousand players in the Space Invaders tournament and the death of the gaming industry.
- Golden Mario: How Nintendo Saved the US Gaming Industry – And Didn’t Forget About Esports.
The history of video games began around 1940, when the American scientist Edward Condon patented the Nimatron, a machine for playing Nimes. This was the first time that the computer was used not for serious activities, but then the matter did not go further. That will change in 20 years when Massachusetts enthusiasts write the first competitive game in history – Spacewar! Cybersport.ru talks about the progenitor of eSports disciplines.
In the fall of 1961, the latest PDP-1 computer was delivered to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its power made it possible to carry out all operations faster, so every day he was idle for hours. Soon, students and university staff were allowed to use the computer in their free time for extracurricular purposes. Then aspiring engineers Wayne Whitanham and Martin Gretz decided to make a game, and they got Spacewar! Is the first competitive shooter ever.
PDP-1 computer
Digibarn.com
It was necessary to control two ships in it. It may seem surprising that the creators of one of the first games in the distant 70s immediately thought about multiplayer, but in fact it was a necessity – for conditional PvE, the computer did not have enough computing power. Thus, the first preconditions for competitive gaming appeared before games became an industry. And all because of simple technical limitations!
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