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The history of video games goes as far back as the early 1950s, when academics began designing simple games and simulations as part of their computer science research. Video gaming would not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since then, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern culture in most parts of the world.
As of 2016, there are eight generations of video game consoles, with the latest generation including Nintendo's Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft's Xbox One, as well as Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. PC gaming has been holding a large market share in Asia and Europe for decades and continues to grow due to digital distribution. Since the release of smartphones, mobile gaming has been a driving factor for games to reach out to people not before interested in gaming, as well as people not able to afford dedicated hardware.
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images. Video games are sometimes believed to be a form of art, but this designation is controversial.
The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld computing devices. Specialized video games such as arcade games, while common in the 1980s, have gradually declined in use due to the widespread availability of home video game devices (e.g., PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and video games on desktop and laptop computers and smartphones.
The input device used for games, the game controller, varies across platforms. Common controllers include gamepads, mouses, keyboards, joysticks, the touchscreens of mobile devices and buttons. In addition to video and (in most cases) audio feedback, some games include haptic, vibration or force feedback peripherals.
Super Mario (Japanese: スーパーマリオ, Hepburn: Sūpā Mario) is a series of platform video games created by Nintendo featuring their mascot, Mario. Alternatively called the Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) series or simply the Mario (マリオ) series, it is the central series of the greater Mario franchise. At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console and handheld.
The Super Mario games follow Mario's adventures in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, usually with Mario as the player character. He is usually joined by his brother, Luigi, and occasionally by other members of the Mario cast. As in platform video games, the player runs and jumps across platforms and atop enemies in themed levels. The games have simple plots, typically with Mario rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser. The first title in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985, established gameplay concepts and elements prevalent in nearly every Super Mario game since. These include a multitude of power-ups and items that give Mario special magic powers such as fireball-throwing and size-changing into giant and miniature sizes.
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Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media.
Video systems vary greatly in the resolution of the display, how they are refreshed, and the rate of refreshed, and 3D video systems exist. They can also be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, tapes, DVDs, computer files etc.
Video technology was first developed for Mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical video tape recorder (VTR). In 1951 the first video tape recorder captured live images from television cameras by converting the camera's electrical impulses and saving the information onto magnetic video tape.
Video recorders were sold for $50,000 in 1956, and videotapes cost $300 per one-hour reel. However, prices gradually dropped over the years; in 1971, Sony began selling videocassette recorder (VCR) decks and tapes to the public.
Facebook: http://facebook.com/XboxAhoy Twitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoy The entire history of video games, from their earliest origins all the way up to the end of the seventh generation, in 2013. Emerging from engineering experimentation, the earliest titles such as Tennis for Two, Space War! and Pong helped to establish the roots of the industry. Early arcade classics built on this, with titles like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids and Pac-Man breaking into the mainstream and remaining legendary today. Early PC titles such as Maze War, Zork and Rogue helped define new genres: and while Atari 2600 version of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial might have been disappointing, hobbyist coders continued with aplomb - giving rise to titles like Elite, Exile and Tetris. The video game crash ...
Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession is a 2004 documentary exploring the history of the video game, from the arcade and all the way to the Xbox, hosted by skateboard legend Tony Hawk. Please visit : http://gameplayerspecial.com Like Us on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GamePlayerSpecial Thank you !!!!
Watch Part 2: http://techland.time.com/2013/12/26/the-history-of-video-game-consoles-part-two/?iid=tl-main-lead Take a look back at the early generations of video game consoles in part one of our three-part video series. Hosted by Doug Aamoth, this installment features insight from Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, IGN's Greg Miller, Sony's Scott Rohde, and Video Games New York's Giulio Graziani. Post this video on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1crtfm5 Share this video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1bsyBsR Click here to subscribe to TIME's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TimeMagazine?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read a...
Real life is starting to look pixelated. Video Games: 1962: Soacewar 1972: Pong 1973: Space Race 1974: Tv Basketball 1975: Gun Fight 1976: Death Race 1977: Canyon Bomber 1978: Space Invaders 1979: Speed Freak 1980: Pacman 1981: Donkey Kong 1982: Pole Position 1983: Tapper 1984: Duck Hunt 1985: Super Mario Bros. 1986: The Legend of Zelda 1987: Street Fighter 1988: Galaxy Force 2 1989: Prince of Persia 1990: Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion 1991: Sonic The Hedgehog 1992: Mortal Combat 1993: Doom 1994: Tekken 1995: Time Crisis 1996: Quake 1997: Gran Turismo 1997: Grand Theft Auto 1998: Half Life 1999: Unreal Tournament 2000: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2001: Max Payne 2002: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2003: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2004: Half-Life 2 2005: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas 2006: T...
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-video-games-part-i-safwat-saleem Video games are everywhere these days, but where did they actually come from? The history of video games is a complicated story that involves giant computers in science labs, the founder of Chuck E. Cheese and billions of dollars in quarters. Safwat Saleem examines the evolution of the beloved world of gaming. Lesson and animation by Safwat Saleem.
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Here is my latest videos, The History Of Video Games Console 1972 - 2014. Is a video that's been long in the making, and part 2 of my old video History of video games 1972-2012. If your a fan of games, here is the creation of video games console from the very beginning until now.
This is the first episode in a 5-part documentary series that aired on Discovery Channel.
Facebook: http://facebook.com/XboxAhoy Twitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoy The entire history of video games, from their earliest origins all the way up to the end of the seventh generation, in 2013. Emerging from engineering experimentation, the earliest titles such as Tennis for Two, Space War! and Pong helped to establish the roots of the industry. Early arcade classics built on this, with titles like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids and Pac-Man breaking into the mainstream and remaining legendary today. Early PC titles such as Maze War, Zork and Rogue helped define new genres: and while Atari 2600 version of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial might have been disappointing, hobbyist coders continued with aplomb - giving rise to titles like Elite, Exile and Tetris. The video game crash ...
Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession is a 2004 documentary exploring the history of the video game, from the arcade and all the way to the Xbox, hosted by skateboard legend Tony Hawk. Please visit : http://gameplayerspecial.com Like Us on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GamePlayerSpecial Thank you !!!!
Watch Part 2: http://techland.time.com/2013/12/26/the-history-of-video-game-consoles-part-two/?iid=tl-main-lead Take a look back at the early generations of video game consoles in part one of our three-part video series. Hosted by Doug Aamoth, this installment features insight from Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, IGN's Greg Miller, Sony's Scott Rohde, and Video Games New York's Giulio Graziani. Post this video on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1crtfm5 Share this video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1bsyBsR Click here to subscribe to TIME's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TimeMagazine?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read a...
Real life is starting to look pixelated. Video Games: 1962: Soacewar 1972: Pong 1973: Space Race 1974: Tv Basketball 1975: Gun Fight 1976: Death Race 1977: Canyon Bomber 1978: Space Invaders 1979: Speed Freak 1980: Pacman 1981: Donkey Kong 1982: Pole Position 1983: Tapper 1984: Duck Hunt 1985: Super Mario Bros. 1986: The Legend of Zelda 1987: Street Fighter 1988: Galaxy Force 2 1989: Prince of Persia 1990: Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion 1991: Sonic The Hedgehog 1992: Mortal Combat 1993: Doom 1994: Tekken 1995: Time Crisis 1996: Quake 1997: Gran Turismo 1997: Grand Theft Auto 1998: Half Life 1999: Unreal Tournament 2000: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2001: Max Payne 2002: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2003: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2004: Half-Life 2 2005: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas 2006: T...
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-video-games-part-i-safwat-saleem Video games are everywhere these days, but where did they actually come from? The history of video games is a complicated story that involves giant computers in science labs, the founder of Chuck E. Cheese and billions of dollars in quarters. Safwat Saleem examines the evolution of the beloved world of gaming. Lesson and animation by Safwat Saleem.
MP3: http://bit.ly/1qxfaKB WAV: http://bit.ly/1mtnpXS Help me make more covers with Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/familyjules7x?ty=h Buy my music! http://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/ https://loudr.fm/artist/familyjules7x/4tMaC Ending a 3 year project is nothing to go lightly on. I knew that if I were to do something big for the end of this year, it would have to literally be beyond me and my potential and this medley was just that. This medley was begun a week and a day before it was released. I made this during the same week as my last year of college finals and during hell weeks for numerous other projects rendering me very little possible time to work on it. Still the time restraint gave me One day for arranging, one day for drum programming, one day for doing all of the mixing and ...
Here is my latest videos, The History Of Video Games Console 1972 - 2014. Is a video that's been long in the making, and part 2 of my old video History of video games 1972-2012. If your a fan of games, here is the creation of video games console from the very beginning until now.
This is the first episode in a 5-part documentary series that aired on Discovery Channel.
Game On - The Unauthorized History of Video Games
Here is my latest videos, The History Of Video Games Console 1972 - 2014. Is a video that's been long in the making, and part 2 of my old video History of video games 1972-2012. If your a fan of games, here is the creation of video games console from the very beginning until now.
Topic: Patches, Engines and Glitches: The Mended History of Video Games Speaker: Anthony Obando
History of Video Games - DOCFILMS A video game is an electronic game that entails human communication with an interface to create aesthetic comments on a
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