Week 3 Middle History of Games - 1980 - 1999 (part 2 of 2)
The Middle History of Games…………………1980 – 1999 (part 2 of 2)
The Super Duper 90's................................................
Gameboy
In 1989 Nintendo released the Gameboy. It originally came with Tetris and it quickly became a household name. Before long everybody wanted a Gameboy and as it sold for £60-£70 everyone could afford one. Its main competitor is was the Sega Game Gear but due to the lack of build quality and battery life it wasn't very succesful. Despite its lack of sales the Game Gear was the longest running handheld not owned by Nintendo. Worldwide sales are as follows: Gameboy sold 69.42 million and Game Gear sold 8.65 million.
The biggest console war
This was known as the forth gerneration of gaming. In 1989 the Sega Genesis (Sega Megadrive) was released and in 1991 the Super Nintendo (SNES) was released. This sparked the most fierce was between two consoles. Sega had Sonic, a blue Hedgehog with lightening speed. And Nintendo had Mario, a hight-jumping plumber who had the job of rescuing a damsel-in-distress princess. Both consoles had similer specifications and superb games. This was also the generarion of games that sparked the fighting games. It started with Street Fighter II (available on both consoles) and then followed the Mortal Kombat series that was also available on both consoles. At the end, Nintendo had just won, with worldwide sales of 49.02 million and Sega had worldwide sales of 30.75 million.
3D Games---------Here comes a new Challenger........Sony
The fifth generarion of gaming sparked the birth of 3D games on any console. The first consoles released on this generation were the Sega Saturn and Sony's Playstation (PSX) but later the Nintendo 64 (N64) was released. The N64 Super Mario 64 defined the 3D platformer with the moving camera angles and the free movement. Other milestone games of this generarion were: Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time (N64), Goldeneye (N64), Final Fantasy VII (PSX), Gran Turismo (PSX) and Metal Gear Solid (PSX). The worldwide sales standings are as following:
Sony Playstation - 80.49 million
Nintendo 64 - 40 million
Sega Saturn - 15.26 million
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_and_video_games
The Super Duper 90's................................................
Gameboy
In 1989 Nintendo released the Gameboy. It originally came with Tetris and it quickly became a household name. Before long everybody wanted a Gameboy and as it sold for £60-£70 everyone could afford one. Its main competitor is was the Sega Game Gear but due to the lack of build quality and battery life it wasn't very succesful. Despite its lack of sales the Game Gear was the longest running handheld not owned by Nintendo. Worldwide sales are as follows: Gameboy sold 69.42 million and Game Gear sold 8.65 million.
The biggest console war
This was known as the forth gerneration of gaming. In 1989 the Sega Genesis (Sega Megadrive) was released and in 1991 the Super Nintendo (SNES) was released. This sparked the most fierce was between two consoles. Sega had Sonic, a blue Hedgehog with lightening speed. And Nintendo had Mario, a hight-jumping plumber who had the job of rescuing a damsel-in-distress princess. Both consoles had similer specifications and superb games. This was also the generarion of games that sparked the fighting games. It started with Street Fighter II (available on both consoles) and then followed the Mortal Kombat series that was also available on both consoles. At the end, Nintendo had just won, with worldwide sales of 49.02 million and Sega had worldwide sales of 30.75 million.
3D Games---------Here comes a new Challenger........Sony
The fifth generarion of gaming sparked the birth of 3D games on any console. The first consoles released on this generation were the Sega Saturn and Sony's Playstation (PSX) but later the Nintendo 64 (N64) was released. The N64 Super Mario 64 defined the 3D platformer with the moving camera angles and the free movement. Other milestone games of this generarion were: Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time (N64), Goldeneye (N64), Final Fantasy VII (PSX), Gran Turismo (PSX) and Metal Gear Solid (PSX). The worldwide sales standings are as following:
Sony Playstation - 80.49 million
Nintendo 64 - 40 million
Sega Saturn - 15.26 million
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_and_video_games
posted by Krshna at 11:24 AM
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They say you can play online FIFA Soccer game tournaments on any console for cash... had anyone tried that before? Looks like a cool idea...
Are there any other sites where you can play sports games for real moneys? I Googled and found only Bringit.com and Worldgaming.com but it looks these guys don't specialize in sport gamez. Any suggestions?
PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony: reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/20/ps3_3d_confirmed/
How do I get the playstation 3 to connect to the internet....I've hooked up the ethernet cable from my computer to the ps3 and had the ps3 run an internet connection scan with no luck....It always displays connection failed....Please help.
Greenpeace analyzed a PlayStation 3, a Wii and an Xbox 360 Elite for its report "Playing Dirty," published Tuesday. It says all consoles actually represent environmental hazards! itworld.com/game-consoles-contain-environmental-hazards-080520
Sony develops 360-degree 3D display... The company also intends to build 3D support into its PlayStation 3 games console, Vaio laptop computers and its Blu-ray Disc players.
A little off topic, Guys... I have a question. Yesterday I had fun with this site:
[url=http://www.rivalspot.com]Rivalspot.com - Xbox Live Tournaments[/url]
They say you can play online NHL game tournaments on any console for cash... had anyone tried that before? Looks like a cool idea...
Are there any other sites where you can play sports games for real moneys? I Googled and found only Bringit.com and Worldgaming.com but it looks these guys don't specialize in sport gamez. Any suggestions?
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