The History Of The Video Game Console

In the dark ages, it was popular for young kids to play video games at their local arcades.

In the new age, children no longer have to endure any physical activity by walking to the arcade. Now it's plug in and play in the comfort of their homes.

This trend actually started in 1977 when Atari released the VCS. It was later changed to Atari 2600. The grand total for state-of-art video games? $249. Nintendo also released the TV Game 6 that year. And the rivalry began!

In 1980, the classic games were made. Atari's "Asteroids" and Namco's "PacMan" can easily be played on the Nintendo DS.

As 1994 approached, there were many changes in the saga of Video Games. The market crashed and many companies left--leaving Nintendo, Sega, and Atari.

1995 came and Atari left. Someone new was in the market--Sony. That year Sony released Playstation, Sega released the Saturn and Nintendo--Nintendo 64. This was the last console to use cartridges.

By 2000, Sony was the leader and released Playstation 2 . The only console to be able to play games from a previous console.

Microsoft followed with Xbox, Nintendo--Game Cube. Sega left the competiton and now focuses on developing software.

There are now Xbox360's, Playstation3's, and Wii, formerly called "Revolution".

I'm positive there will be continual changes in the video game arena


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