Video games: And introduction and overview
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The document provides a detailed history of video games from the early 1970s to the present. It covers the evolution of gaming platforms from mainframes and arcades to PCs and various console generations. It discusses notable games and consoles for each generation, including top selling titles. It also outlines the rise of online gaming and the genres and demographics of video game players today.
Video games: And introduction and overview
- 1. An overview and introduction Video Games April 3, 2011
- 2. Video Games Platform PC Consoles Arcade Handhelds Video Game Input Device aka Game Controller Keyboard Mouse Joystick / Gamepad
- 3. History Early games ran on university mainframes Developed by individuals as a hobby Limited accessibility to hardware Very few games in number “ Spacewar!” The first video game made widely available Trivia: In 1969 Dennis Ritchie, inspired by Spacewar! started to create his own game called “Space Travel” on the PDP7 System. In the process of developing the game, it led to development of an OS. He named it UNIX. Space Travel was the first UNIX application. Dennis Ritchie today is known to the world as the founder of C Programming Language and UNIX OS
- 4. History – First Generation (’72 – ‘79) Nolan Bushnell develops “Arcade” version of SpaceWar! Bushnell sets up company – ATARI Starting investment of $250 Did not fare well commercially Bushnell went on to produce his next arcade game –PONG Receives widespread popularity Sold 10,000 units by 1973 Develops one of first commercial console for home entertainment in 1975 Retailed at $100 (Today's equivalent - $400)
- 5. History – Second Generation (’76 – ‘84) Atari 2600 dominant console Sold 30 million units worldwide
- 6. Top Selling Games of Atari 2600 Pac-Man (7 million) Pitfall! (4 million) Missile Command (2.5 million) Adventure (1 million) Space Invaders (1 million)
- 7. History – Third Generation (’83 – ‘92) NES – Nintendo Entertainment System Released in 1983 and sold 61 million units worldwide
- 8. Top Selling Game of NES Super Mario Brothers Series (60 Million) The Legend of Zelda (11 Million) Tetris (3 Million) Final Fantasy III (3 Million) Metal Gear (2 Million)
- 9. Fourth Generation (’87 – ’96) Nintendo releases next gen console – Super NES Rivals pour in with their consoles, none of them able to compete Sega stands out as lone competitor to SNES 49 Million Units Sold 29 Million Units Sold
- 10. Top Selling Games SNES Super Mario World (20 Million) Donkey Kong Seires (10 Million) Street Fighter Series (8 Million) Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the past (5 Million) Final Fantasy IV, V and VI (6Million) Mortal Kombat Series (3 Million) Sega MegaDrive/Genesis Sonic The Hedgehog (10 Million) Mortal Kombat Series (3 Million) Street Fighter II (2 Million) NBA Jam (2 Million)
- 11. Rise of GAMEBOY Released in 1989 Killer app – Tetris sells whopping 33 Million More than 100 Million units sold worldwide, 44 Million in US alone Various popular NES and SNES games got ported Widely credited to the popularity and rise of handheld gaming
- 12. CONSOLE WARS The Fifth Generation (’92 – ’02) The transition to 3D gaming had started Rise of 32 bit and 64 bit processing power of consoles Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation released in ’92 Nintendo 64 gets released in 1994 Sega and Nintendo try to appease the kids demography SONY taps a different demography – males in twenties and positions PlayStation as a lifestyle accessory Securing of this market widely regarded as key to its success. WITH GREATER HARDWARE SALES CAME GREATER THIRD PARTY SUPPORT Ultimately SONY wins the battle and carried the momentum into the next generation with PS2 PlayStation – 102 Million Units sold N64 – 33 Million Sega Saturn – 9 Million
- 13. Best Selling Games Sony PS. Gran Turismo I & II (19 Million) Final Fantasy VII & VIII (18 Million) Tomb Raider Series (15 Million) Metal Gear Solid (10 Million) Crash Bandicoot (8 Million) Resident Evil Series (6 Million) Tekken Series (5 Million) N64 Super Mario 64 (11 Million) Golden Eye 007 (8 Million) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time (7 Million)
- 14. Sixth Generation (’98 – ’06) 128 Bit era – Entry of Microsoft Sony PlayStation 2 – 127 Million Units Sold XBOX – 24 Million Units sold Ninentendo GameCube – 22 Million units sold SONY PS2 dominance credited to following factors: Momentum from sales of PS Backward portability to play PS games on PS2 Affordable price during latter stages Larger game library
- 15. Best Selling Games Sony PS2 Gran Theft Auto:Vice City (17 Million) Gran Tursimo 3 (15 Million) Gran Theft Auto 3 (14 Million) Gran Theft Auto: San Andreas (12 Million) Metal Gear Solid 2 (7 Million) Madden NFL 2005 (5 Million) XBOX Halo (8 Million) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (3 Million) Madden NFL 2005 (2 Million) Call of Duty 2 (1.4 Million) The rise of online gaming started in this generation of consoles, as it was previously exclusive to PC gaming
- 16. Seventh Generation (‘06 – Current) Marks breakthrough technology for each console Hi-Def Gaming: XBOX 360 (November ’05 release) SONY PS3 (November ’06 release) New game play experience Nintendo Wii (November ’06 release) XBOX 360 takes lead in market share due to its earlier release Wii’s new strategy paid off and becomes market leader PS3 high cost led to slower start Look into future PS3’s nex-gen Blu-Ray compatibility PS3’s upcoming exclusive games XBOX 360 has larger game library Wii’s lack of third party games
- 17. Genres Action Fighting (Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Dead or Alive) Platform (Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong) Shooter First Person Shooter (Doom, Halo, Half-Life) Third Person Shooter (Resident Evil, GTA Series, Gears of Wars) Action Adventure Stealth (Metal Gear Seires) Survival Horror (Resident Evil Seires) Strategy and Simulation SimCity seieres, Age of Empires, WarCraft, Command & Conquer Role Playing Games Final Fantast Series Vehicle Simulation Racing (Need For Speed, Gran Turismo) Flight Simulation (Microsoft Flight Simulator) Others Sports (Madden NFL, FIFA Series) Music (Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution)
- 18. PC Gaming SpaceWar! Credited as first PC Game IBM PCs – 386 and 486 Soundcard Faster processor than consoles Wolfenstien 3D and DOOM MS Windows Dedicated graphics card Wide Range of development Best Selling Games The Sims (50 Million) World of Warcraft (10 Million) Half Life (8 Million)
- 19. Arcade Gaming
- 21. Online Gaming Multiplayer Online Gaming Internet helped make games last longer New experience and different game play types Initially only on PCs, now rampant with consoles as well
- 22. Social Demography Average age of video game players: 30 Years 59% of gamers are men 41% of gamers are women 72% of people aged 6 – 44 in US played video games in 2007 Source: Nielsen Active Gamer Study 2007
- 23. Controversies Depiction of graphic violence, blood, gore Sexual Themes Substance abuse Profanity Some games that brought in controversies Mortal Kombat DOOM Grand Theft Auto Duke Nukem
- 24. Video Game Industry Revenue of $10 Billion in US Major 3 rd Party Players Electronic Arts