The Seventh Generation

•The seventh generation gaming consoles have come a long way technologically ever since the first video gaming console was launched. The domination has varied between Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo. The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony and the successor to the PlayStation 2. It was also the first HD games console. The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox, it was the first video game console to have a online network. The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console, the successor to the Nintendo GameCube.

The Fifth Generation

The fifth generation of home video game systems featured, more detailed graphics, and more imaginative games. This generation was dominated by Nintendo and Sony. The two main consoles of this generation was the PlayStation 1 & Nintendo 64. The original PlayStation released in December 1994 was the first of the PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices. The Nintendo 64 is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. It was released in March 1997.

The Golden Age of Gaming

Sega Mega drive

Sega beat Nintendo to the 16-bit market with the mega drive and the machine established itself as being the cool machine to own. Games were notably more violent that the SNES, with less influence over of what was released there are loads of average games amongst the classics. Version 2 had the headphone jack removed, A/V port changed to a custom multi out port that provides stereo sound to T.V’s, RF port removed, Different AC adapter used, Push button power switch. A third version genesis 3 was released in the US.

 

SNES

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System has an excellent catalog of classic games including possibly the best game of all time Mario Kart. Released in 1991 as the super Famicom in Japan, it was later called the Super Nintendo in Europe and the US.

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

•First Video controller was the atari 2600. Box Shaped with joystick & button. The joystick evolved into a joypad, which had no stick & two buttons. Then came the game cube with handles & a pad & joysticks. Then all controllers went wireless.

The video game crash & rise of nintendo

•In 1984, ET was released following the movie success, but the game flopped in style and became the worst video game in history. Nintendo was founded & decided to return the video game to the world, but at first failed miserabely. With this in mind, Nintendo re-branded as a toy and partnered with world of wonder, this ended with the rise of Nintendo, and by 1990 was one – tenth of the sales between USA & Japan.