Video Games - The Evolution

From PC based to console driven, video gameThis leads us to more recent and graphic intensive
popularity has risen exponentially during the past 15games. Since many users have access to computers
years. Most of us remember the days when gamingand the web, PC games became popular and have a
systems looked like a little stove (such was the casegreat percentage of the gaming market. Following the
of the first Atari consoles) and graphic animationscombination of strategy and violence we find popular
where better described by their "blocky style",PC games such as Half Life in which the main
regardless the visual and operational disadvantagescharacter battles alien creatures and military-like
these early games and consoles helped open theenemies in a cold, dark and dangerous environment. A
doors to incredibly complex and graphic intensiveless violent popular PC game is NFS (Need for Speed)
games which we now enjoy.which is a difficult racing game due to its random and
During the early 90's improved two dimensional gamessurprising tracks.
were released and Nintendo became famous forNew gaming consoles require the gamer to use
releasing a game featuring one of the most famousspecial peripherals such as headsets, other require
Italians, Super Mario. Due to the huge worlds, levels ofthem to move their body (arms, hands) to move the
difficulty and complexity it remains one of the favoritecharacters, this is the case of Nintendo's Wii. This new
games to those who still own early Nintendo consoles.gaming system incorporates new peripherals with
Later on we saw two dimensional games (forspecial motion sensors which can also be used to play
Super-Nintendo) which were given an original spin toPC games thorough not-so-difficult hacks available
improve their appearance and graphics while retainingonline.
the complexity of Super Mario's Games, such is theNew games have set a higher standard as far as
case of Donkey Kong. This game became so populargraphics and complexity. Playstation, Wii and XBOX
that was later transformed into PC versions.brands are constantly competing with one another
According to every gamer's age, different types of(Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) but as long as new
games are available. Some expert and hardcorecomplex and extreme games such as F.E.A.R and
gamers may find that Donkey Kong and Super MarioHALO come out, there will be an increasing market
are "Old School" or boring, that's why several actiondemand and happy gamers.
battle games were released such as "Street Fighter"Gamers Evolved offers fresh information
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