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Sources
I referenced many, many websites to be able to put together this colossus list. Each source is listed in the order in which the information that source provided first appears in The List. Any image sources are quite likely not duplicated here. Instead, click on the image to see where it comes from. This is the easiest way that I found.
Early Gaming (1947-1972)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube_amusement_device
http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a20129/the-very-first-video-game/
https://www.google.com/patents/US2455992
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Chess_algorithm
https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Machiavelli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_the_Brain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Strachey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod_(computing)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti_Mark_1#Computer_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_video_games#Initial_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OXO
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~edsac/
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/searching-for-bobby-fisher/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_for_Two
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/tennis-anyone/
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200810/physicshistory.cfm
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/people-get-ready-theres-a-train-a-coming/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_mainframe_games
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/one-two-three-four-i-declare-a-space-war/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar!
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/the-baer-essentials/
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/1tl200-a-magnavox-odyssey/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamurabi
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sumer-game-variants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Travel_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander_(video_game_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(text_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_in_video_gaming
http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/carmonette-series
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Pong
http://www.pong-story.com/mypongs.htm
http://pongmuseum.com/collection/
http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/pongs/pongs.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dedicated_consoles
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Home_game_consoles_by_generation
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/First_generation_consoles
http://searle.hostei.com/grant/TVPong/index.html
http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/real-pong-faq-sylvain-de-chantal/
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp?st=3
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/dataroom/gamelist.html
http://www.pong-story.com/gi.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AY-3-8500
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A145%D0%98%D0%9A17
http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/how-the-famicom-was-born/the-dawn-of-video-games/
http://www.pong-story.com/pcpong.htm
http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/#amiarcadia
http://www.ccjvq.com/slydc/project/lovecade/lovemess.htm
http://searle.hostei.com/grant/TeleTennis/PWTennis.html
http://searle.hostei.com/grant/AVRPong/index.html
http://www.pong-story.com/GIMINI1978.pdf
http://www.compuclasico.com/familia.php?familia=pong_1
http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/12/nintendo-color-tv-game-15-service.html
https://books.google.ca/books?id=SachbAN3OAkC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Consoles: First Generation
http://www.gamedesignireland.ie/?p=27
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_generation_of_video_game_consoles
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/dataroom/gamelist.html
http://www.pong-story.com/mypongs.htm
http://www.magnavox-odyssey.com/
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/the-baer-essentials/
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/1tl200-a-magnavox-odyssey/
http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=odyssey
http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/pongs/panoramic_telematch.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey#List_of_games
http://www.magnavox-odyssey.com/odyssey_games.htm
http://www.pong-story.com/odyemu.htm
http://odysim.blogspot.ca/OdySim
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/240344-magnavox-odyssey-homebrews/
http://www.pong-story.com/v2000.htm
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=3&c=664
http://www.pong-story.com/spiel.htm
http://zonadepruebas.org/backup/web/hardware/videoconsolas/teletenismultijuegosvideoconsola.html
http://www.pong-story.com/teletenis.htm
http://silicium.org/site/index.php/26-catalogue/pongs/29-societe-occitane-d-electronique-occitel-003
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-pc50x.htm#page=models
http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4
http://www.pong-story.com/pc-50x.htm
http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/others/pc_50x.htm
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-telstar_arcade.htm#page=reviews
http://www.pong-story.com/coleco_arcade.htm
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/dataroom/gamelist.html
https://henly.at.webry.info/201110/article_1.html
https://henly.at.webry.info/201501/article_2.html
http://shmuplations.com/epoch/
http://www.famitsu.com/guc/blog/tvgame/11170.html
http://www.datasheetspdf.com/PDF/AY-3-8610/586568/1
http://www.datasheetspdf.com/PDF/AY-3-8606/586564/1
http://www.retrogamingconsoles.com/consoles/bandai-tv-jack/
http://www.pong-story.com/vmclrcrt.htm
https://www.briconsola.com/reportajes-consolas/palson-cx-336/
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Consoles: Second Generation
http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=channel-f
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F
http://ca.ign.com/wikis/history-of-video-game-consoles/Channel_F
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-fairchild.htm#page=models
http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://www.digitpress.com/faq/1292faq.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1292_Advanced_Programmable_Video_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC_4000
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=726&st=1
http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=7
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=reviews
http://retroconsoles.wikia.com/wiki/1292_Advanced_Programmable_Video_System
http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs/
https://amigan.yatho.com/
http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title=Dragon_Multi_Cartridge_version_1.6_(Rolo)
http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=studio-ii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Studio_II
http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=5
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-rca.htm#page=models
http://studioii.wikia.com/wiki/RCA_Studio_II_Wiki
http://www.ccjvq.com/slydc/index/faq/2711/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisonic_Products_Corporation
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-game_brain.htm#page=reviews
http://www.atarihq.com/museum/miscatari/gamebrn.html
http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/dedicated/gamebrain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Game_Brain
http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=vcs2600
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-2600.htm#page=reviews
http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600menu/2600menu.htm
https://atariage.com/2600/archives/index.php?SystemID=2600
http://www.atarihq.com/museum/2678/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_emulators#Atari_2600
http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs/5-consoles-de-salon/46-atari-vcs-2600/
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Computers: First Generation
http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/software/software-index.htm
http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/simulators/
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Computers: Second Generation
http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/software/software-index.htm
http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/simulators/
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Computers: Third Generation
http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/simulators/
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