I'm going to write about the middle ages of gaming and how games came from being, in the buzzing arcade into our own homes now. Plus how industries link on the lines, that are familiar to us today.
Up to 1985 gaming was revived with Nintendo's release of its 8 bit console, which was very successful as it bundled in"super Mario bros", which is not surprising, how popular it was.
This console dominated the market until the 1990's when more advanced consoles came about using a controller was now much more efficient then using joysticks and key boards for example. Also the controller consisted of a 8 direction button known as the D-pad with 2 action buttons, which is pretty simple compared to the standard xbox or PlayStation controllers today.
In 1986, the legend of Zelda made its debut and in the same year Dragon quest series hit the market. Another year forward a Japanese company was struggling named "square" but came up with the rpg, final fantasy which released a whole series and saved the company as it was really successful. Shortly afterwards released metal Gears Solid series on the msx2.
All this history in games is starting to make me think about my own gaming experiences and how similar certain games that had me playing for ages. Shoot ups kept me glued to my TV screen as i used to play metal gears solid and loved it back then. Most recently two games have bin taking up hours of time both shoot ups and i love both of the games for different reasons.
Gears of War 2!
yes, what a surprise!?
Well the multi player has me going competing against players all over the World!
Also killing all sorts of monsters on the campaign plus horde is worth it, the graphics are totally awesome, it sends an adrenaline rush once i sniper some ones head,ouch!
However i enjoyed Gears of war 1 better than 2 as it was more fun, quick and more stealthy.
Moving on before i write my whole essay on "Gears of war" which i could talk about for hours!
Red Faction! The most intense multi player i have ever played its generally team based games, survival is the key. Its also very clever in my opinion with different bag packs and weapons this game will definitely have you on the edge of your seat! I played this for ages and still do as I'm very good at it and i find if i ain't good at a game i wont play it as much, which i think is the same for every one.
The first ever game i played was a wrestling game, royal rumble. Which was a PlayStation game and this also as a young kid had me on it for hours and now i think back i don't know why!
Writing this, made things make more sense on how the industry has kept on the same lines but just advancing things every year for example graphics controls etc. Metal gears solid has its similarities to games today like red faction and gears of war, which is why i still love gaming!
Jake fowell
Thursday 15 October 2009
Sunday 11 October 2009
Games History 1950's-1970's
I am going to discuss about a variety of games in the time period history including the graphics, how basic the game is, the colours used and also how the game plays overall.
Firstly i would like to speak about how one of the first games of the 50's came about. In 1958 Willy Higinbotham created a Game only using an oscilloscope and a analogue computer it also consisted of the first controller with only a button, plus a knob. It was the first ever game to consist of a gravity ball and moving parts. Unfortunately it was dismantled in 1959 and then moments on a few students came together and created a game named 'space war' which became the most popular game of its time, with very basic colours of line creating a fire work atmosphere. Then a Game named 'chase' was created on a first television screen also a gun was created for the shoot up games. All three of these games were very basic play and one tone colours used which is not really surprising as games today have moved on.
In 1971, the North American public had their first taste of a video games as a new release named "computer space". For most, it was also a first taste of an inaccessible video game. They walked away confused and did not come back!
So what went wrong?
Well, for those new to video games (i.e. everyone) the point of the game was a bit of a mystery, the graphics were messy and the controls were hard to figure. In short, it was not much fun. Computer Space bombed, sadly to say.
Overall looking through this time period i see what a huge difference to the way design and technology has come forward today. Looking at the basic controls and the way the play and graphics are, make me cringe as i cannot believe people used to have fun playing those games.
Jake Fowell
Firstly i would like to speak about how one of the first games of the 50's came about. In 1958 Willy Higinbotham created a Game only using an oscilloscope and a analogue computer it also consisted of the first controller with only a button, plus a knob. It was the first ever game to consist of a gravity ball and moving parts. Unfortunately it was dismantled in 1959 and then moments on a few students came together and created a game named 'space war' which became the most popular game of its time, with very basic colours of line creating a fire work atmosphere. Then a Game named 'chase' was created on a first television screen also a gun was created for the shoot up games. All three of these games were very basic play and one tone colours used which is not really surprising as games today have moved on.
In 1971, the North American public had their first taste of a video games as a new release named "computer space". For most, it was also a first taste of an inaccessible video game. They walked away confused and did not come back!
So what went wrong?
Well, for those new to video games (i.e. everyone) the point of the game was a bit of a mystery, the graphics were messy and the controls were hard to figure. In short, it was not much fun. Computer Space bombed, sadly to say.
Overall looking through this time period i see what a huge difference to the way design and technology has come forward today. Looking at the basic controls and the way the play and graphics are, make me cringe as i cannot believe people used to have fun playing those games.
Jake Fowell
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