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Some people believe that watching wrestling and/or playing video games are a waste of time in the insane world that we live in, however, they don’t realize the service they provide to our society. Roland Barthes says that wrestling gives “intelligible representation of moral situations which are usually private” (Barthes 6). Both pastimes provide a service to society and even though they seem different on the surface, in reality they are closer than one would presume. In some cases, one can…

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be talking about the different consoles they have marketed and their success. I will also be comparing the consoles from both sides with each other and highlighting their pros and cons. I will be using these consoles to structure the timeline of the gaming industry and speculate its potential future. The inception of the CD-ROM based console In 1988, there was a joint project between Sony and Nintendo to create the Super Famicom which was a CD-ROM based console. However, shortly after its…

The graphic difference between games in the 80’s to graphics in games now, is on a whole new level. Games now make you think you are playing a real life movie. Consoles back when they were first made, were very small in space and did not have a very long life span. Consoles now have hundreds of Gigabytes in space to hold all the games you can have, the xbox one can stay on 24/7 and last up to ten years according to the developers microsoft. Gaming is very different…

How can you tell that Pokemon is still popular with teenagers and kids? Just look at the games that are still being produced for the game consoles. Obviously we did not catch them all, because more pokemon need to be caught. But why is Pokemon so popular? The first reason why Pokemon is so popular is because of its mascot Pikachu. He is a little yellow creature that has the ability to control lightning. The only words he says are "Pika Pika". Many people find Pikachu adorable. He is like a…

Consoles made a difference because consoles, back when games were new did not have a lot of processing power. Processing power is like how good the graphics can look, without your computer going really slowly, or lagging a lot. Conses have also changed because of the amount of buttons on the controllers. The oldest game consoles only had two buttons. Now new controllers have like four buttons, two triggers, four…

Throughout life everyone has influenced or has been influenced by others. In today’s society, it would be nearly impossible to live without being influenced by someone. Life is full of influences that you choose and pick which one you’re going to use for the better or worst. Just like everyone else I too have been influenced by others. Back in the early 2000s, Bungie Studios released their second installment in the Halo franchise called, Halo 2. Halo 2 is a multiplayer first person shooter video…

Video games have been becoming bigger and bigger throughout the years. With this increasing popularity, budgets for video games are being raised higher and higher to meet the demands of an amazing game. Now only the top dogs of the business, like Rockstar, Naughty Dog, or Kojima Productions can even afford to make a successful video game. It is a hard and long journey, but someone can get there through perseverance. In this essay i will talk about my way of getting to the point where i can make…

The first xbox games I played were so amazing. I was like 9 at the time. I was at my friend Dylan's house. He put in this game called Halo Reach. I was so amazed. I thought it was the greatest thing ever. Because at the time I had a Playstation 2. Don't get me wrong, the Playstation 2 was great. But the xbox graphics and games were so new. And it also helped that the xbox didn't crash or overheat when we wanted to play it. And the games were so fun! Like I said I just got introduced to halo that…

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim We all know that videogames are a great way to pass the time. When you’re at home and bored, you play a game. Some games are on consoles, such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft’s Xbox, Sony’s PlayStation, and, of course, the computer. However, there is a game that is on the computer, PlayStation, and the Xbox. It is called The Elder Scrolls V (5), Skyrim. This game was released 11/11/11, and is famous for its amazing gameplay and Easter eggs, or surprises/references to…