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Spacewar!
Spacewar! It is considered the first interactive computer game, developed in 1962 by Steve Russell along with other students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -
Magnavox
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. It was first demonstrated in April 1972 and released in August of that year, predating the Atari Pong home consoles by three years. It is a digital video game console, though is often mistakenly believed to be analog, due to misunderstanding of its hardware design. -
Pong
Pong (Tele-Pong) was a first-generation video game consoles released by Atari, Nolan Bushnell created by and launched on 29 November 1972. Pong is based on the sport of table tennis (or ping pong). -
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, (or Atari VCS before 1982) is a home video game console released on September 11, 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and ROM cartridges containing game code, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F video game console in 1976. -
Atari 5200
The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a home video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher-end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600.[2] The 5200 was created to compete with the Intellivision, but wound up more directly competing with the ColecoVision shortly after its release. -
Nintendo
The best-selling gaming console of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983.With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorizing them to produce and distribute titles for Nintendo's platform. -
Segamaster
The Master System also featured accessories such as a light gun and 3D glasses which were designed to work with a range of specially coded games. -
Game boy
he Game Boy is Nintendo's second handheld system following the Game & Watch series introduced in 1989, and it combined features from both the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game & Watch. It was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris. -
Super nintendo
The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other consoles at the time. Additionally, development of a variety of enhancement chips (which were integrated on game circuit boards) helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace. -
Atari jaguar
Upon release, it was criticized for its complex controller design, failure to distinguish itself from its 16-bit competitors, and low quality game library. The console's multi-chip architecture made game development for the console difficult, and underwhelming sales further contributed to the console's lack of third party support. This, in addition to the lack of internal development at Atari, led to a limited games library, comprising only 67 licensed titles. -
Sony Playstation
PlayStation video game console is a 32-bit, released by Sony Computer Entertainment.
PlayStation is considered the most successful console of the fifth generation in both sales and popularity. In addition to the original's he launched the PSone had great success in using the CD-ROM into your hardware, although other companies had already been employed, such as SEGA (Sega CD), Panasonic (3DO), Phillips (CD -i), SNK (Neo Geo CD) and Atari (Atari Jaguar). Such companie -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo cited several advantages for making the Nintendo 64 cartridge-based. Primarily cited was the ROM cartridges' very fast load times in comparison to disc-based games. While loading screens appear in many PlayStation games, they are rare on the Nintendo 64. Although vulnerable to long-term environmental damage the cartridges are far more resistant to physical damage than compact discs. Nintendo also cited the fact that cartridges are more difficult to pirate than CDs.
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Playstation 2
One of the main distinguishing features are its central processor known as the Emotion Engine and its controller Dualshock 2. Also the equipment incorporates a DVD drive and 2 USB 1.0 ports (some drivers use these ports). In the PlayStation 2 version Slim joined an Ethernet port so it can be used the internet service Central Station. The same port can be added to the original versions of the console and was the first console with hard drive. Some games feature the ability to play through a local -
xbox
The Xbox, graphically powerful compared to its rivals, featured a standard PC's 733 MHz Intel Pentium III processor. It was also noted for its PC-like size and weight, and was first console to feature a built-in hard disk.[6][7] In November 2002, Microsoft launched Xbox Live, a fee-based online gaming service that enabled subscribers to download new content and connect with other players through a broadband connection. -
xbox 360
The Xbox 360 features an online service, Xbox Live, which was expanded from its previous iteration on the original Xbox and received regular updates during the console's lifetime. Available in free and subscription-based varieties, Xbox Live allows users to: play games online; download games (through Xbox Live Arcade) and game demos; purchase and stream music, television programs, and films through the Xbox Music and Xbox Video portals; and access third-party content services through media strea -
Playstation 3
The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was released at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium.Major features of the console include its unified online gaming service, PlayStation Network,and its connectivity with PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita,In September 2009 the updated PlayStation 3 Slim, was released. This Slim is lighter and thinner than the original version. -
Wii
The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions. Another notable feature of the console is the now defunct WiiConnect24, which enabled it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.Like other seventh-generation consoles, it features a game download service, called "Virtual Console", which features emulated games from past systems. -
Xbox one
The Xbox One places an increased emphasis on cloud computing and entertainment integration, offering the ability to overlay live television programming from an existing set-top box with an enhanced program guide, split-screen multitasking of applications, and improved second-screen support. The console optionally includes an upgraded Kinect sensor, providing richer motion tracking and voice recognition for use in its graphical user interface (GUI) and games. -
Playstation 4
The PlayStation 4 places an increased emphasis on social interaction and integration with other devices and services, including the ability to play games off the console on PlayStation Vita and supported Sony Xperia mobile devices ("Remote Play"), the ability to stream gameplay online, or to friends with the ability for them to control gameplay remotely ("Share Play"). The console's controller was also refined over that of the PlayStation 3, with improved buttons, analog sticks. -
Opinion
For me the invention of video games has been the best thing to do because they are a means of entertainment, we make life easier, we have all just a turn away and thanks to video games have the opportunity to meet many people from other countries or even meet residents of the city, for my video games are the best. -
Glossary
video games: a video game is an interactive application oriented entertainment, through certain controls or controls, can simulate experiences on the screen of a television, a computer or other electronic device.
Console: Dashboard with controls, keys and indicators from which a machine is controlled.
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Glossary
HDD: HDD is a magnetic device that stores all programs and computer data.
Its storage capacity is measured in gigabytes (GB) and is larger than a diskette (floppy disk). Ram: is the acronym for the concept of Random Access Memory (Random Access Memory). It is the memory in a computer, is used by a processor to receive instructions and save the results.
Platform:
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Glossary
Bit: nary digit is an English expression meaning "bit" and that gives rise to the term bit, its acronym in our language. The concept is used in computing to name a unit of measurement of information equivalent to the choice between two alternatives that have the same degree of probability.
HD: High Definition (AD), better known as HD or HQ (acronym English High Definition or High Quality, respectively), it is a system image, video a nd / or sound with higher resolution than standard definition.
