Franchise game characters became icons and console owner loyalties (fanboyism) took center stage. The 1980s closed with the arrival of a strong competitor to the home console market. Japanese developer NEC debuted a console that could easily out perform the 8-bit consoles on the market. The ...
And because I didn’t have something excellent to do nowadays, I decided to study the history of video game consoles. To my wonder, I realized that the first console I had back when I became a kid wasn’t precisely the “first game console.” I had this perception that my old console...
After years of waiting, two films are finally taking game history to the big screen. How do they measure up? Play History, Episode #5 Home consoles arrive. Atari is born. Oregon lights up schools around the country. This is the beginning of everything. ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The fifth-generation era refers to the computer and video games, video game consoles, and video game handhelds available at the close of the 20th century. The fifth gen...
A more detailed history of video game controllers: http://www.shortlist.com/tech/gaming/history-of-the-video-game-controller# http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdaS6TfiFas&index=7&list=PLyTa9gYuPziIoUIVLdfHbRk...
Handheld was the ideal explanation of a game device you hold in your hands. The emphasis was game portability. The unit came with its own form of display, and controls built in. Video game consoles generally remained at the home. In current times gamers can now purchase attachable LCD ...
This new video from Ahoy, the first in a five-part series, reviews the early history of video game graphics fromPongin 1972 through the genesis of home consoles and full color, sprite-based graphics in the 1980s. Today fans get riled up over 720 versus 1080 resolution and whether or not...
America Wants a Scaled-Up, Anti-Missile Iron Dome NJ Drone Sightings May Have Created a New Area 51 This Man Knows Way Too Much About Area 51 Aliens From a Parallel Universe May Be Around Us Breathing Like This Can Alter Your Consciousness ...
the 6502 and its Early Home Video Game Consoles 2019-11-18 Retro Gaming This post is a copy of the background information that I provided for my recent exhibit at the Pensacola Mini Maker Faire to establish the historical relevance of my work with the Atari VCS and Nintendo NES consoles. ...
The Rise of Home Video Gaming Consoles Back in 1967, Ralph Bear alongside other developers who at the time worked for Sanders Associates introduced The Brown Box multi-program game. The Brown Box was the very first video game that could be enjoyed on television. ...