35 Years Of Gaming History

With all the news of upcoming releases of handheld gaming devices and latest innovations in 3D gaming and motion sensing games, it won't be long until we see a new gaming console which will produce direct 3D gaming or virtual play through your TV. Gaming has come a long way since the days of Atari’s ‘Pong’ and the First generation of Arcade machines which produced games such as ‘Space Invaders, Asteroids and Pac Man’.

[Rhythmattic]

I am blessed...

As for Being there..... Call me Chance Gamer.

BTW. Where is the Hanimex and paddles ??

[zootang]

3D, Blu Ray, 1:1 motion control and a bucket load of exclusives will keep me happy for years to come! I love evolution in my gaming.

[kramun]

That's one thing I miss from the old days, there wasn't as many fanbois.

[Dark_Charizard]

Well said. Bubbles to you, sir!

[teedogg80]

I've been a gamer for 25 years myself...every since 5 years of age. And I must say it is amazing how far gaming has come. Keep it coming!

[NexGen]

Yeah we have come a long way...I love today's systems, just wish I had more time for them.

Not to sound old here: enjoy it while you're young as real life gets in the way later.

[NexGen]

The original Odyssey and Odyssey 2 and 2600 were not 8 bit machines as the article claims.

What, no Turbo Grafx 16, Jaguar, or Lynx?

[00000000000000000001]

The 6507 used in the 2600 is an 8-bit microprocessor from MOS Technology, Inc.

[teedogg80]

I remember playing the Turbo Grafx 16 at a cousins house a long time ago. I loved it. It had a cool game called China Warrior on it similar to Kung Fu on the NES.

[teedogg80]

Don't forget there was also the Neo Geo, Neo Geo pocket and the 3DO system.

[kramun]

I wanted a Neo Geo when it came out because it was so powerful at the time, but God it was expensive. The games cost nearly as much as a snes.

[teedogg80]

I also wanted one badly. Speaking of the SNES, do you remember when games cost $70-$80 when it first came out?

[OpenGL]

Yeah, most Neo Geo games were way more expensive than SNES games because they were made in more limited numbers, and they held a lot more space than any SNES cartridge ever did. The last official Neo Geo game to release was Samurai Shodown V Special in 2004 which was a 708Megabit(88.5Megabyte) cartridge, and sold for roughly $360. In comparison the largest SNES game was only 48Megabit(6Megabytes).

[kramun]

@teedogg80

Well I'm from the uk, but I think they were about £50 over here, so they were quite pricey.

[vTuro24]

Man how time flies...

[DirtyLary]

And I'm proud to say I've been gaming all those years since that glorious day my parents brought PONG home.

Gamer for life. Awesome hobby.

[Orionsangel]

They skipped a generation of gaming. After the 2600 came the Coleco Vision and the Atari 5200. Which was another leap in graphics.

[Tron_Rocks]

The article kindles first memories of when I first played combat on the mighty 2600. The articles fails to mention so consoles, it is just so incomplete with information it is laughable.

Retro gaming is still awesome and incredibly fun.

[madpuppy]

Hey!, I actually still have a 2600 combat cart. I remember playing for hours with my brothers. amazing that such a simple game could do that.

[Tron_Rocks]

Combat was awesome. It was the first game I have I had ever played other than PONG as far as home gaming was concerned.

[madpuppy]

Hey! the picture is of a later model of the 2600, they originally came with brown wood grain across the control area and the front edge. :P

I remember my old man bringing home our first 2600. man, we went through joysticks, (5 brothers including myself)

[hoops]

No intellivision???

[madpuppy]

Intellivision, worst...controller...ever (next to the Atari 5200)

[DFresh]

I've been gaming since I was 5.

16 years of gaming under my belt.

It's kinda scary how far gaming has come.

I remember when I was gaming it was just a niche and now it's mainstream.
(People called me a nerd simply for playing video games. Boy how times have changed.)

The technology and games that have come out over the years for all platforms is just outstanding.

Still miss the Sega Dreamcast.
:(

In my years I've owned many platforms.

-PC
(Longest lasting platform in history. If it wasn't for PC gaming wouldn't be around.)

-NES
(Got it pretty cheap.)

-SNES
(Got it pretty cheap.)

-PS1

-N64

-Sega Dreamcast
(That console was awesome.)

-PS2
(Best console in history.)

-Gamecube

-Xbox
(It was given to me by a friend.)

-PSP

-DS

-PS3

-Wii

-Xbox 360
(I've borrowed it from many friends but that platform just didn't interest me.)

I'm anticipating the PSP2/3DS.
:D

Still need to upgrade my PC gaming rig some more.
:P

Sure gaming is a really expensive hobby but it's the best hobby I've ever been apart of in my life.

Happy 35 years of gaming.

[ovhaum]

I played a Video Game for the 1st time in the end of the 80's. Shinobi, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden And Black Tiger was the games i was used to play.

[ZBlacktt]

I got my first video game in 1978 for Christmas. It was the Mattel hand held football below. Then we got the Intellivision system in 1982. Still have them. Hardcore gamer doesn't do it justice. It's more like a lifer. I was even a huge gamer on the Apple II and IIc and IIe systems in the early 80's. I had cases of 5" floppy game disc's.

Not all my system's are in this picture. But somewhat of an idea along the way through the many years. I game every single day of my life still, lol. I even set up a PS3 and 19" LCD Samsung here on my desk top. So I can surf, chat and game at the same time.

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