Super Nintendo Entertainment System

You’re at your friend’s house to play his brand new awesome Kinect system. Of course you are really enjoying it and it’s probably the best thing ever. But you can’t help to be curious about such a complex thing, you may not wander on it but there is that little spot in your brain that just makes you wonder about these ingenious inventions. Almost everyone here today is probably familiar with the most famous and exquisite game consoles. Today’s technology has enabled us to create some of the most…

The years of the 1970’s is famous for the groovy bell-bottoms, the rise of disco and how could anyone forget, the invention of video games. However, it wasn’t all fun and games. It was an era of economic struggle and cultural change. Many American groups fought for social and political rights, one being a combat for women rights. Women are being objectified by men and politics. They did not have the right to vote, to hold public office, to have reproductive rights, to work or to have fair wages,…

successful Arcade game of a small Japanese manufacturer, Nintendo. The game saw the first appearance of Mario. In the game Mario had to jump the construction sites to protect his girlfriend from Donkey Kong. Atari turned down the offer from Nintendo to license Donkey Kong as they thought the asking price was too high. At that time Atari had an 88% profit margin on the cartridges Atari was making and Nintendo was asking for $2 per cartridge. Nintendo later sold the rights of Donkey Kong to…

Top 4 secrets behind Nintendo Games: Learn about Mario Kart and Pokemon Nintendo is the greatest video game company of all-time. That should be considered a fact, and not an opinion. Some of their most famous games, like Pokemon and Mario Kart, have some unknown secrets, though. If you are curious on what they are, then stop wondering and continue reading. SECRET 1: MARIO KART 64 Many still consider Mario Kart 64 as the greatest Mario Kart game of all time. However, did you know about the…

after school and went over to go take a look at it. I had asked if I could see it and it was something that I never felt before. It was awesome and so cool to me that it was a portable game device and had an amazing game (Pokemon). This was the first system that you could play your games on the road instead of waiting to get home. I was into cards and Pokemon and was awesome to play the real game.…

were a form of playing cards. The name of the business was “Nintendo Koppai.” The company was very successful. However, in the 1950s, the company became concerned about the long term popularity of playing cards. They made a deal with the Walt Disney Company to use their characters on cards. It was successful, but eventually the business stalled. Today Nintendo is a five billion dollar company. The industry has come a long way since “Nintendo Koppai.” That change has had a large impact on our…

gaming systems and the reasons they sell. I will also maybe add some fun facts in the essay. The gaming systems I will be writing on is the Gameboy, Ps3, and the Xbox One. So, I hope you enjoy my essay. The Gameboy was released in America in 1989 July 21. The Gameboy was well liked because of its simple controls and its most addictive games. The Gameboy was mostly popular because of its games like Zelda, Pokémon or The Mario Bros. It was also great because of its battery time; the system could…

wouldn’t come until 1977 with the release of the Atari 2600. The Atari 2600 was a machine that brought home console gaming to the masses and sowed the seeds of the modern video games industry (Langshaw). According to Atari does official history the system would go on to sell 400,000 units, this equaled in one million dollars in sales. Atari would also go on to sell 200 million dollars’ worth of inventory equaling to a net profit of 20 million. There was no doubt Atari was the king of video…

CASE STUDY: CONSOLE PROMOTION *Company name and game is fake* CLIENT Oblivion Studios Inc. Oblivion gained its popularity during the late 2000s just as warfare and action games became more prominent. They became a multimillion dollar company because, of its past success with Nuclear Syndrome I and II as well as, its Dominance franchise. CHALLENGE Ever since the release of Space Invaders in 1978, the popularity of warfare and action games were on the rise, massively increasing the gaming…

Who could imagine that psychedelic art and 2D graphics would become popular again? Well, it has happened. It seems like more and more YouTubers reminisce about those old times of Super Mario and Fantastic Planet (1973). And RollStroll is one of them. This guy started his Youtube channel just a couple of months ago, but, nevertheless, his videos have already become trending. RollStroll's new song “Salvation and Nemesis” is a perfect example of what the modern art looks like. RollStroll and…