By: John Grima and knrfknrk
Magnavox Odyssey Atari Pong 1975 Some of the first Video game counsels on the consumer market. Had one limited games ie, hockey and tennis.
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Atari 2600 Better graphics, Games on cartridges Games had no ending Arcade titles: Pitfall Space invaders Missile Command Defender
Coleco Vision 1982 better graphics than the Atari Notable Arcade games were released: Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger, spyhunter, and Centipede
Nintendo Entertainment System bit graphics, very successful. Important titles, Legends of Zelda, Metroid, and a certain Italian plumber from named Mario.
Sega Genesis 1988 Best graphics of the time, 16bit. Last major game counsel of the decade.
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Super Nintendo – 1991 nintendo’s answer to the Genesis. Sony Playstation- first successful CD video game counsel.
N64, Last video game system to use cartridges 64 bit graphics 4 player multiplayer games. Notable game titles. Goldeneye 007, Mario kart 64, Star Fox 64.
Sega CD, attachment to Genesis consol. 1 st true CD video game system. Gritty graphics. No good game titles Sega Saturn, to compete with playstation, 1 st internet multiplayer capabilities. Backwards capable with Sega CD. No good game titles Atari Jaguar, Last Atari counsel 64 bit graphics. Never caught on with 3 rd party developers. Now open source. Nintendo Virtual boy, 3D gaming environment, no TV. Everything is red, limited game titles. Sega dreamcast. Good graphics, internet multiplayer. Internet connections too slow at the time, limited game developers, and game titles. Sega’s last video game counsel.
Xbox, released by Microsoft. Successful internet multiplayer, First counsel with hard drive and DVD player. Notable titles: Project Gotham racing, Halo.
Game Cube, released by Nintendo, poorest of the graphics in this generation, limited game selection, no multiplayer, no DVD playability.
Playstation 2, Some multiplayer capabilities. Can play PS1 games, can play DVDs. Notable releases: GTA 3.
Xbox 360. Improved on Xbox 1. Better graphics, and an established game system Playstaion 3, Blue ray HD video, The “CELL”, free multiplayer and internet browser. Nintendo Wii, motion sensitive remote, and cheapest of the three. Also poorest graphics and game play amongst the three, but fiscally successful.
Video Game Violence. Doom blamed for Columbine school shooting. Grand Theft Auto, targeted by Hillary Clinton and Jack Thompson.