CONSOLES and GAMES

“Guitar Hero” one of the fastest growing games on “Console”
“Mario Bros” and “Pokemon” still favorites!
“Wolfenstein 3D” an old favorite PC game!

ONLINE GAMING

With the “Internet”, “Technology” and “Communications” one of the fastest growing ways to play is online”
If you have access to the Internet” then you can play someone else anywhere in the world!!
You would have to think that it won’t end there, so what’s next.
Only time will tell!

WHERE DID THEY START?

It seems that the first actual computer game was released in 1962? Steve Russell wrote Spacewar on a PDP-1, an early Digital Equipment Corporation interactive mini computer. This game “SpaceWar” was definitely very basic and was used to demonstrate the powerful abilities of the revolutionarily small computer.
Heading into the mid-sixties, the game was to be found on nearly every research computer in the U.S.
By the mid-1970s, games were being developed and distributed utilising hobby groups and magasines to promote them.

THE CRASH

At the start of the 80′s the market place became overloaded with games that were really quite inferior, such as “Atari2600″, ET and Pacman and they actually performed badly. I remember buying my son a Commodore64 which was in colour, this was a great performer at that time while others like Atari were suffering big losses. By 1983 the market was nearly non-existant! Console computer games were at an all time low.

REALISATION

Computers – PC’s were being used more and more for educational purposes and so this lessened the market for PC games. But things would change rapidly after the mid 80′s.

GAMING CONSOLES

Commodore Amiga, Nintendo and Sega started to perform. By the early 90′s 3D graphics came into play so games once again could be played on a PC with great results.
Super Mario 64 was a great success!

NEW CONSOLES OR UPGRADED!

The list is quite long!
Of course the redevelopment of these particular brands continues on right up to the present day.

SONY

         
PS1          
PS2         
PS3 Consoles
PS3 Games    

NINTENDO

SNES
N64
GAMECUBE
Nintendo Wii Consoles
Nintendo Wii Games

MICROSOFT

X-Box
X-Box 360 Consoles
X-Box 360 Games

There are other products, but those above are definitely the main players!

WHAT ABOUT PC GAMES

Well there are still a lot of games available, although PC and Laptop computers functions now are quite formidable. Consoles have definitely captured the major part of the market when it comes to games.

You have a “Fun Filled Day” and come back soon…
Paul Mara aka PAPY PAUL MARA