history of games

Atari 2600

Sep 24, 1977

This is one of the earliest forms of what people can now recognize as the modern game console. This type of console used cartridges as the form of its games.

puzzle - tic tac toe

Sep 24, 1977

This is a simple game for the atari to have, because it dosn't take much power from the game consloe to try it. Also the technology that they had was able to cope with it.

shooters - Air Raiders

Sep 24, 1977

There were a few games that the atari 2600 done that were shooters. The majortiy of them are air based becasue, they were alot more easier to design. They were the plane, sky, grass and some targets, this is becasue that is, with the techonlogy all they could do.

side scrollers

Jun 28, 1983

The main game for the nintendo entitament system was the side scrollers. These inculded games such as mario and zelda. The mario series became nintendos biggest francise.This is becasue the technology that they had would only make these type of games.

Nintendo Entertainment System

Jun 29, 1983

Up until this game console was released the video game industry was on the decline. This is the console that was credited on restarted the game industry.

first graphics card

Jul 4, 1983

Before this time games that were on console had simple graphics with them, becasue they had nothing in there systems that were able to cope with the strains for having good gaphics. But after this point they had something that was able to focus soley on making sure the gapics appered how they were ment to. The first console to utilse this was the nintendo entertainment system.

improvment of gaphics cards

Period: Jul 4, 1983 to Jul 4, 2013

gaphics cards are continually improving, this is because the technology that are used in them are always getting better. For example now days when you get one it will be out dated in about a year and be consided slow

super nintendo entertainment system

Nov 30, 1990

This is the next big game console after the sucess if the NES.This is one of the first game consoles that was able to play 3D games.

shooters

Nov 30, 1990

This was one of the first consoles that fully incorated the graphics devices, and make games that weren't just fun to play, but these were also visually apperling. one of the games that used this was air strike patrol, were they did foucas a bit more on the detail of the game.

Platstation

Dec 30, 1994

This is one of the first game consoles that used disks for the games. This game intruduced gaming and 3D gaming to the masses.

racing

Dec 30, 1994

one of the games that the playstaion sold was one based on the le mans 24 hours. This game was one of the frist racing games that was popular.This game was able to take into it a lot of detail as well as it being able to cope with some phyicis of real reacing.

Nintendo 64

Jun 30, 1996

This is the next big relase by nintendo. This one compared to the playstation used catriges for its games.

xbox

Nov 30, 2001

This is microsoft's first attempt at a game console. This is one of the first game cosoles that allowed you to go onto the internet and to play with other people.

shooter

Nov 30, 2001

This game was one of the first games that allowed people to go online using xbox live to play against each other. This game was at the cutting edge of technology at the time in which this was relesed both with graphics and the use of phyisics. The use of phiysics is important becasue it makes the game feel realistic, whislt the graphics make it look like this is a war that could be happening.