1. By: John Grima and knrfknrk

2.  Magnavox Odyssey 1972.  Atari Pong 1975 Some of the first Video game counsels on the consumer market. Had one limited games ie, hockey and tennis.

3.  Pong in action!!! ZOMG AWWW YEAH!!!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkUvfL 8T1I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkUvfL 8T1I  Atari 2600 in Action  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTx4yYK fruY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTx4yYK fruY  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W41bH U7F0U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W41bH U7F0U

4.  Atari 2600  Better graphics,  Games on cartridges  Games had no ending Arcade titles: Pitfall Space invaders Missile Command Defender

9.  Coleco Vision 1982 better graphics than the Atari 2600.  Notable Arcade games were released: Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger, spyhunter, and Centipede

10.  Nintendo Entertainment System 1982. 8 bit graphics, very successful.  Important titles, Legends of Zelda, Metroid, and a certain Italian plumber from named Mario.

11.  Sega Genesis 1988 Best graphics of the time, 16bit. Last major game counsel of the decade.

12.  Colecovision in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gppt JusOjM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gppt JusOjM  NES in action, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpk5U70 MQBg Sega in action, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqOlp Q7sepE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqOlp Q7sepE

13.  Super Nintendo – 1991 nintendo’s answer to the Genesis.  Sony Playstation- first successful CD video game counsel.

14.  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.

15.  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.

17.  Xbox, released by Microsoft. Successful internet multiplayer, First counsel with hard drive and DVD player. Notable titles: Project Gotham racing, Halo.

18.  Game Cube, released by Nintendo, poorest of the graphics in this generation, limited game selection, no multiplayer, no DVD playability.

19.  Playstation 2, Some multiplayer capabilities. Can play PS1 games, can play DVDs. Notable releases: GTA 3.

20.  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.

21.  Video Game Violence. Doom blamed for Columbine school shooting. Grand Theft Auto, targeted by Hillary Clinton and Jack Thompson.

22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oA9IUPTjLI