Atari 2600

Video gaming did not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s. They have been a popular form of entertainment for years, transitioning from computer games to actual gaming consoles. As time passes the nature of those games has evolved. There are many types of video games these days. Some of the games that are most popular are Call of Duty, NBA 2k and Saints Row. There are some similarities between these three video games. Even though they are very different somehow they continue to…

only three years after it was initially released was dismissed. Fortunately, that same year Atari released a game called Pong that was an automatic hit when it was placed in arcades and pubs. Thanks to its massive success, Atari decided to release a home version of the ping-pong like game. Videos games reached a “golden age” in October of 1977 when a video game system that was programmable was released by Atari that had more than 200 possible games for the system. In 1980, the Mattel…

basic and didn 't have the common features of the million-seller PONG systems of the next years. The knobs were fixed: there were no detachable controllers yet. There was no digital on-screen scoring. This could seem strange compared to the first Atari PONG systems which already had digital on-screen scoring. In…

The History Of Video Game Consoles Video game consoles have been around for a long time, and they have influenced how technology is for us today. Some of the earliest consoles, the Brown Box and even the Atari, have a big impact on how are video game consoles are designed for us. The Brown Box and some of the earliest consoles, have paved the way video game consoles are today and for the future. The Brown Box was released in 1970 (TIME,1) and it was one of the earliest video game consoles to…

The Great Video Game Crash of 1983 introduced a series of changes and innovations that would sculpt the future of video games in America. On the one hand, some argue that the Crash did not impact America in any way. On the other hand, however, others argue that the Crash brought forth new innovations and ideas about video games that Americans would utilize for generations to come. The direct impact affected consumers and their faith in this specific medium of entertainment, and would eventually…

time for gaming in general. Atari is know as one of the first gaming companies making it a major influence in the expansion of gaming. Now, with all the different types that were developed, the one that really stands out in the 80`s is the Nintendo home gaming system, which continues to be a success today. The Atari the starter of the huge out pour of games was developed in the early 1970`s, it really began to jump start with the constructed of the Atari 2600(“Atari”). This was the a…

The History of Video Games and the Impact on Our Society from 1950-2000 Video games have had a large impact on our society over the decades. It has become one of the most popular interactive mediums in recent human history. Many people either have a home console or computer that they play video games on in their leisure time. The global video game industry today is now worth $99.6 billion, and is projected to be worth $118.6 billion by 2019 . How have video games become this popular? What…

The concept that created video game consoles was based out of an idea. As technology continues to grow, it will always contain the origin of where the idea came from. For most people, they would think that Pong was the first video game that was invented. However, before Pong, there was the pinball. The creator David Gottlieb who made “Baffle ball” gave an inspiration to the evolution of video game. (Kent 2) Baffle Ball was similar to pinball because it is basically the same concept. The only…

released Custer’s Revenge for the Atari 2600 in…

The development of handheld consoles like the for mentioned DS and PSP are also going to be capable of playing online though any Wi-Fi or 4G connection allowing the player to interact with people all over the world on-the-go. Now virtual retinal display might just be the revolutionary way to end the making of the consoles altogether. Michael Anissimov said on wisepeek.com that a virtual retinal display is a head mounted display system that projects an image directly on the human retina with low…