Hayden Kered Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Video games have been around for quite some time. Video game consoles through the ages by James Hadfield 1972 The world's first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, hits the streets. It isn't very popular. 1975 Atari's PONG console takes the world by storm, spawning a flood of deeply cack imitators in the process. 1976 Fairchild releases the Video Entertainment System (VES), the first cartridge console. It falls foul of the video game crash the following year. 1977 Atari releases the Video Computer System (VCS). Along with Mattel's Intellivision, it comes to dominate the home gaming market, helped no end by the release of Space Invaders on the console in 1980. 1983 Previously just an arcade game developer, Nintendo releases its first console, the Famicon, in Japan. Negotiations for a US distribution deal with Atari fall through, so the company goes it alone and – oop! – makes a ****load in the process. 1988 Sega's 16-bit Mega Drive hits the streets in Japan (and a year later in the US, as the Sega Genesis). It'll go down in history as the company's one truly successful console. 1989 The Nintendo Game Boy takes gaming out of the living room and onto the bus. Or, like, wherever. It eventually sells over 69 million around the world. 1990 Nintendo's 300,000-strong initial shipment of its new Super Famicon console sells out within hours in Japan. Later released overseas as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), it sells 49 million worldwide. 1991 At the very last minute, Nintendo cancels its deal with Sony to develop a SNES CD-ROM drive. Sony decides to develop its own console instead. D'oh! 1993 The Atari Jaguar and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer commence battle for the “least popular kid on the block” title. The Jaguar eventually wins. 1994 The CD-driven Sony PlayStation is released in Japan. It becomes the first console to sell over 100 million units worldwide. Trying to get a head-start, Sega rushes the release of its Saturn console, but forgets to line up any decent games for the launch. 1996 As its competitors go CD-crazy, Nintendo sticks to its guns and releases the cartridge-based N64. Nice try, but it doesn't pay off. 1998 The world (briefly) thrills at the internet-enabled Sega Dreamcast. “Up to 6 billion players” the publicity boasts. It turns out to be more like 10 million. 2000 Sony cements its market dominance with the unveiling of the PlayStation 2. It has sold over 106 million worldwide at the time of writing. 2001 Nintendo unveils the GameCube, its first CD console. The cheapest and most compact of the 6th generation consoles, it's let down by a lack of good third-party titles. 2002 Having debuted in the US in 2001, the Microsoft Xbox hits Japan. With its clunky stylings and lack of Japan-friendly games, it does exquisitely bad business here. 2004 The Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) take handheld gaming to a new level of drawing envious glances from commuters on the train. It is pretty cool to see some thing so popular come so far. 34 years and counting, imagine what the future will bring. Be sure to check out this video I have provided. Evolution of Video Games: Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 lol @ "lack of Japan-friendly games" And the N64 kicked major ass back then, and still does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 lol @ "lack of Japan-friendly games" Lol i saw that. Can't say im gutted, last thing i want to play is another version of Super Hyper Monkey Mario Kong's Balls Racing 2000. And the N64 kicked major ass back then, and still does... QFE! I love the N64, possibly one of the best consoles ever made for it's time. Gamecube has a few good titles too but like it says, it was a let down after about 6 months in the games department. Im still pandering for an X-Box 360, after seeing a CoD3 tech demo of all three next gen consoles, XBox wins hands down. Whilst the Wii by far has the worst graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Lol i saw that. Can't say im gutted, last thing i want to play is another version of Super Hyper Monkey Mario Kong's Balls Racing 2000. The TRUE next-gen gaming is going to be on the PC with DX10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 You said that and screamed 'Crysis' all the way through it, Qliveur. I agree with you, on both fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Video game history goes back much much further. Nintendo even started off making trading cards. And i'm still waiting 4 an Xbox 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithRevan Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Video game history goes back much much further. Nintendo even started off making trading cards. And i'm still waiting 4 an Xbox 360. Well you are definatly right about gaming history going back a long way, as a matter of a fact it goes back all the way up until the first home owned console "The Black Box" and may go even further than that. Anyway though out of all of those years and game systems I would still go with the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Like I said, it went back to making trading cards. Over 100 years I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 1972 The world's first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, hits the streets. It isn't very popular. _That's_ the name of the game I played when I was a little kid. There was a cat-and-mouse version and a haunted house/ghost version. It was pretty much nothing more than 'move a cursor around on the screen'--you had to put different plastic overlays on your TV screen to play each one. I've played all of the Atari games he showed on that video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Catto Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Now now now, we all know that the Famicon will kick all those other consoles to the Video game underworld (Apart from N64 and sega megadrives 1&2) Awesome, consoles they were and still are, and always will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 The famicon won't beat the NES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Kered Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 The famicon won't beat the NES! Exactly! NES is forever!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Catto Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Exactly! NES is forever!!! FAMICON!!!!!!!!!!!! lol ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 It is interesting to look back on the old stuff and remember how good they were when they came out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 The NES rocked @N64 discussion: The N64 had no decent games 'cept Goldeneye. It sucked in comparison to the old PlayStation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Atari's PONG Console owns them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Catto Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 @N64 discussion: The N64 had no decent games 'cept Goldeneye. It sucked in comparison to the old PlayStation... :eek::eek::eek: ... What about Conka's Bad Fur Day ... 'Rogue' Squadron:xp:, Lylat Wars!!! and .... ZELDA!!!!! They were some of the best games on the N64. ... (What am i saying? .. They still are! It is interesting to look back on the old stuff and remember how good they were when they came out... What are ya' talking about, lol? They're still good! lol. And always will be, IMO! lol. As some say ... Old school is good school ... (Something like that anyway, haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Just looked at video and have question. In the FPS portion, what was the last game they were showing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 @All who love NES- U GUYS R LEGENDS! @RH- WOOT! Go pong, even though I wasn't around for some of these games, I love playing them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 What are ya' talking about, lol? They're still good! lol. And always will be, IMO! lol. As some say ... Old school is good school ... (Something like that anyway, haha) Some of the old games are good. I still play the old games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 If I still had my Super Nintendo, I'd be playin the Super Star Wars series all the time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 :eek::eek::eek: ... What about Conka's Bad Fur Day ... Rouge Squadron, Lylat Wars!!! and .... ZELDA!!!!! They were some of the best games on the N64. ... (What am i saying? .. They still are! 'Rogue' Squadron was okay (never heard of Rouge Squadron though...Some kind of lipstick simulator? ), but how do any of those games compare to Tekken, Wipeout, Quake, or Worms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Some of the old games are good. I still play the old games. Pottsie, dear, you were born well after some of those games came out. You're making me giggle calling some of the new games 'old'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I'm 14 and I play the 'old' games. I play mortal kombat 2, super street fighter, I even have the first pacman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I'm fourteen as well, but I can't remember the oldest game I've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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