On the ninth gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Three new consoles.
On the ninth gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
A Pokémon MMORPG,
On the 12 days of Christmas,
This blog sent to you,
Many aw-ful tunes,
On the 12 days of Christmas,
This blog sent to you,
Lots of info-o.
On the 12 days of Christmas,
You skipped past these tunes,
To be fair, I don't blame you.
Consoles:
Wii U Mii I
PlayStation 5
Xbox Everything
Games:
Pokémon World (MMORPG)
Movie Tie In - The Game
Call of Duty: Dogs
And so, it is that we have reached our final post in the 12 Generations of Gaming series and it is now time to talk about the future. What new consoles will the world see in the 9th gen, and what games will grace those consoles?
In this post, I will talk about the new three consoles and three games that will take the world by storm. (Warning these consoles and games do not exist). Please comment if you have any more ideas about what you want to happen in the future.
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Monday, 6 January 2014
Sunday, 5 January 2014
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Smartphones
On the phone gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
A new revolution.
On the phone gen of gaming,
Apple sent to me,
Many i related phones.
On the phone gen of gaming,
Rovio sent to me,
Many Angry Birds.
Smartphones: 2000-present
Platforms:
iPhone
HTC Dream
Windows Phone 7
Games:
Angry Birds
Infinity Blade
And so, we come to our last platform based post and it is one of the revolutionary Smartphone platform going around the world. In this post, I will talk about the first iPhone, Android and Windows based devices as well as 3 of the best and most influential games on the revolutionary platform.
The world sent to me,
A new revolution.
On the phone gen of gaming,
Apple sent to me,
Many i related phones.
On the phone gen of gaming,
Rovio sent to me,
Many Angry Birds.
Smartphones: 2000-present
Platforms:
iPhone
HTC Dream
Windows Phone 7
Games:
Angry Birds
Infinity Blade
And so, we come to our last platform based post and it is one of the revolutionary Smartphone platform going around the world. In this post, I will talk about the first iPhone, Android and Windows based devices as well as 3 of the best and most influential games on the revolutionary platform.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
The 12 Generations of Gaming - PC
On the PC version of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Much better RAM.
On the PC version of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Stea-e-em.
On the PC version of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Mac, Windows rivalry.
PC: 1961-Present
Platforms:
Windows
Mac
Steam
Games:
Minecraft
The Sims
Age of Empires
PC's have been around since before the video game console era and have always been stuck, firmly in the market. The time period I am talking about is when the first video games appeared on PC's (such as Spacewar!), not when the first PC was made. In this post, I will talk about two of the biggest companies for making PC's as well as the biggest company for downloading games on to PC's. Finally, I will be talking about 3 of the biggest and best games on the platform.
The world sent to me,
Much better RAM.
On the PC version of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Stea-e-em.
On the PC version of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Mac, Windows rivalry.
PC: 1961-Present
Platforms:
Windows
Mac
Steam
Games:
Minecraft
The Sims
Age of Empires
PC's have been around since before the video game console era and have always been stuck, firmly in the market. The time period I am talking about is when the first video games appeared on PC's (such as Spacewar!), not when the first PC was made. In this post, I will talk about two of the biggest companies for making PC's as well as the biggest company for downloading games on to PC's. Finally, I will be talking about 3 of the biggest and best games on the platform.
Friday, 3 January 2014
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Handheld
On the hand(held) gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Easier ways, to play.
On the hand(held) gen of gaming, Nintendo sent to me,
Many clamshell-els.
On the hand(held) gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Another PSP.
Handheld: 1977-Present
Consoles:
Nintendo Game and Watch
Milton Bradley Microvision
Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Game Boy Colour
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
PSP Go
Nintendo DSi
Nintendo 3DS
PSP Vita
Nintendo 2DS
Popular Games:
Pokémon Red and Blue
Tetris
And so, we come to the handheld genre of gaming and I know what you thinking (maybe, but probably not) it's not even a gen of gaming! Well, I know this but as there has only been eight gens of gaming and I haven't had the space to write about the other types of gaming other than consoles so I have decided to make the next three posts about the other three platforms for gaming (what are they? You'll have to wait and see). Now, back to the post.
Handheld's are consoles that are well... held by your hand. Think of them as the laptops of the gaming world. The ones included in this post are not smartphones however (for reasons you shall see soon enough - hint, hint) and I will write about 4 of the most influential, of which Nintendo own three, as well as 2 of the biggest and most influential games on the platform.
The world sent to me,
Easier ways, to play.
On the hand(held) gen of gaming, Nintendo sent to me,
Many clamshell-els.
On the hand(held) gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Another PSP.
Handheld: 1977-Present
Consoles:
Nintendo Game and Watch
Milton Bradley Microvision
Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Game Boy Colour
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
PSP Go
Nintendo DSi
Nintendo 3DS
PSP Vita
Nintendo 2DS
Popular Games:
Pokémon Red and Blue
Tetris
And so, we come to the handheld genre of gaming and I know what you thinking (maybe, but probably not) it's not even a gen of gaming! Well, I know this but as there has only been eight gens of gaming and I haven't had the space to write about the other types of gaming other than consoles so I have decided to make the next three posts about the other three platforms for gaming (what are they? You'll have to wait and see). Now, back to the post.
Handheld's are consoles that are well... held by your hand. Think of them as the laptops of the gaming world. The ones included in this post are not smartphones however (for reasons you shall see soon enough - hint, hint) and I will write about 4 of the most influential, of which Nintendo own three, as well as 2 of the biggest and most influential games on the platform.
Thursday, 2 January 2014
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 8
On the eighth gen of gaming,
Microsoft sent to me,
The actual Xbox One,
On the eighth gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Another uncreative name,
On the eighth gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
Another Nintendo Wii.
The Eighth Generation – 2012 - present
Consoles:
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Wii U
Popular Games:
Nintendo Land
Battlefield 4
COD Ghosts
Assassins Creed
Watch Dogs
Knack
Forza 5
And so, we come to the final generation of gaming so far, eighth gen. And while it hasn't been around for very long, a lasting impression on the world is already forming. But, the home consoles are facing a new threat, one of mobility, one of easiness to use, one of... mobile devices.
In this post, I will talk about the newest three home consoles as well as three of the most influential and best games on the market.
Microsoft sent to me,
The actual Xbox One,
On the eighth gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Another uncreative name,
On the eighth gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
Another Nintendo Wii.
The Eighth Generation – 2012 - present
Consoles:
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Wii U
Popular Games:
Nintendo Land
Battlefield 4
COD Ghosts
Assassins Creed
Watch Dogs
Knack
Forza 5
And so, we come to the final generation of gaming so far, eighth gen. And while it hasn't been around for very long, a lasting impression on the world is already forming. But, the home consoles are facing a new threat, one of mobility, one of easiness to use, one of... mobile devices.
In this post, I will talk about the newest three home consoles as well as three of the most influential and best games on the market.
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 7
On the seventh gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
The Nintendo Wii-e-e,
On the seventh gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
The PlayStation 3-e-e,
On the seventh gen of gaming,
Bethesda sent to me,
A bigger, better world.
The Seventh Generation – 2005 - Present
Consoles:
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
Popular Games:
Assassins Creed
Elder Scrolls Oblivion/Skyrim
Wii Sports
GTA IV/V
And so, we join up with the last gen that just happened as well as the gen that brought about the rise of a new type of gamer: the casual gamer. It also saw the rise of HD gaming as well as motion controls (and even no controller at all). Finally, it saw the rise of the big three of gaming: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
In this post, I will write about all three consoles and three of their most defining and best-selling games.
Nintendo sent to me,
The Nintendo Wii-e-e,
On the seventh gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
The PlayStation 3-e-e,
On the seventh gen of gaming,
Bethesda sent to me,
A bigger, better world.
The Seventh Generation – 2005 - Present
Consoles:
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
Popular Games:
Assassins Creed
Elder Scrolls Oblivion/Skyrim
Wii Sports
GTA IV/V
And so, we join up with the last gen that just happened as well as the gen that brought about the rise of a new type of gamer: the casual gamer. It also saw the rise of HD gaming as well as motion controls (and even no controller at all). Finally, it saw the rise of the big three of gaming: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
In this post, I will write about all three consoles and three of their most defining and best-selling games.
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 6
On the 6th gen of gaming,
Rockstar sent to me,
Lots of steal-ing.
On the 6th gen of gaming,
Microsoft sent to me,
X Box No. 1
The Sixth Generation – 1998 - 2013
Consoles:
Xbox Classic
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Sega Dreamcast
Popular Games:
Halo 2
Super Smash Bros Melee
GTA: San Andreas
Call of Duty
This is the generation that I really got into gaming (with the PlayStation 2 actually) and apparently not much changed from fifth gen other than better hard drives and new reaches in graphics and software. It also saw the rise of the Xbox as well as the fall of Sega as well as the best-selling console of all time (PlayStation 2).
In this post, I will talk about all four consoles as well as some of the best software to grace their systems.
Rockstar sent to me,
Lots of steal-ing.
On the 6th gen of gaming,
Microsoft sent to me,
X Box No. 1
The Sixth Generation – 1998 - 2013
Consoles:
Xbox Classic
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Sega Dreamcast
Popular Games:
Halo 2
Super Smash Bros Melee
GTA: San Andreas
Call of Duty
This is the generation that I really got into gaming (with the PlayStation 2 actually) and apparently not much changed from fifth gen other than better hard drives and new reaches in graphics and software. It also saw the rise of the Xbox as well as the fall of Sega as well as the best-selling console of all time (PlayStation 2).
In this post, I will talk about all four consoles as well as some of the best software to grace their systems.
Monday, 30 December 2013
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 5
On the 5th gen of gaming,
Nintentdo sent to me,
Six-teee Four!
On the 5th gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Play- stat-ion!
On the 5th gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Three Dee-e-e!
The Fifth Generation – 1993 - 2001
Consoles:
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
Sega Saturn
3DO
Atari Jaguar
Popular Games:
Metal Gear Solid
The Need for Speed
Tomb Raider
The fifth generation marked the beginning of the 3D era (also known as the 32 or 64-bit era) as well as a massive jump in gaming technology. The 5th gen also saw the end of using bits as a show of power (except the Nintendo 64 and some Atari Jaguar adverts) as they had reached a technological level that meant that just having more bits didn't relate to power as much as before. Finally, the fifth generation saw the rise of emulation due to many PC's being able to successfully emulate older 8-16-bit games. The development of the Internet also helped with this as well as being able to download and store ROM's onto PC's.
In this post, I will talk about the three main consoles of the generation (PlayStation Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn) as the other two (3DO and Atari Jaguar) didn't make enough of an impact for future gens so are not included here. Of course, I will also be talking about the software of the gen however, for games like Pokémon please be patient as a post will be coming soon.
Nintentdo sent to me,
Six-teee Four!
On the 5th gen of gaming,
Sony sent to me,
Play- stat-ion!
On the 5th gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
Three Dee-e-e!
The Fifth Generation – 1993 - 2001
Consoles:
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
Sega Saturn
3DO
Atari Jaguar
Popular Games:
Metal Gear Solid
The Need for Speed
Tomb Raider
The fifth generation marked the beginning of the 3D era (also known as the 32 or 64-bit era) as well as a massive jump in gaming technology. The 5th gen also saw the end of using bits as a show of power (except the Nintendo 64 and some Atari Jaguar adverts) as they had reached a technological level that meant that just having more bits didn't relate to power as much as before. Finally, the fifth generation saw the rise of emulation due to many PC's being able to successfully emulate older 8-16-bit games. The development of the Internet also helped with this as well as being able to download and store ROM's onto PC's.
In this post, I will talk about the three main consoles of the generation (PlayStation Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn) as the other two (3DO and Atari Jaguar) didn't make enough of an impact for future gens so are not included here. Of course, I will also be talking about the software of the gen however, for games like Pokémon please be patient as a post will be coming soon.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 4
On the 4th gen of gaming,
Sega sent to me,
Mega Drive, and Soni-ic.
On the 4th gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
A world of Mari-o
Consoles:
Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
TurboGrafX/ PC Engine
SNES/Super Famicon
Neo Geo
Popular Games:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario World
Samurai Showdown
Bonk's Adventure
Starfox/Starwing
And so, the 8-bit era ended only to bring around the 16-bit era of gaming bringing with it the SNES and Sega Mega Drive as well as a few more consoles and lots of games including IP's like Sonic the Hedgehog and Starfox. It was also the first time when several companies started to take notice of the gaming industry and start to make plans to release consoles in the future. Once again, Nintendo led the crowd but this time was closely followed by Sega. Let the rivalries commence.
Once again, I am going to talk about both some of the consoles as well as a few of the more important games.
Sega sent to me,
Mega Drive, and Soni-ic.
On the 4th gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
A world of Mari-o
On the 4th gen of gaming,
The World sent to me,
Nintendo and Sega rivalry.
The Fourth Generation – 1988 - 99Consoles:
Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
TurboGrafX/ PC Engine
SNES/Super Famicon
Neo Geo
Popular Games:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario World
Samurai Showdown
Bonk's Adventure
Starfox/Starwing
And so, the 8-bit era ended only to bring around the 16-bit era of gaming bringing with it the SNES and Sega Mega Drive as well as a few more consoles and lots of games including IP's like Sonic the Hedgehog and Starfox. It was also the first time when several companies started to take notice of the gaming industry and start to make plans to release consoles in the future. Once again, Nintendo led the crowd but this time was closely followed by Sega. Let the rivalries commence.
Once again, I am going to talk about both some of the consoles as well as a few of the more important games.
Saturday, 28 December 2013
The 12 Generation Of Gaming - Gen 3
On the third gen of gaming,
The Nintendo sent to me.
Many new IP-e-es.
On the third gen of gaming,
Sega sent to me,
The Sega Mark III.
The Third Generation – 1983 - 95
Consoles:
Atari 2600
NES/Famicon
Sega Master System
Atari 7800
Nintendo Game and Watch
Popular Games:
Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros
Metroid
Dragon Quest/Warrior
Final Fantasy
Mega Man 2
Metal Gear
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
FIFA International Soccer
It's time for third gen now and some of the more recognisable and popular games are making an entrance as well as some brilliant hardware as well. Third gen (also known as the 8-bit era) signalled the end of the North American video game crash as well as the transition of gaming dominance from North America to Japan. Also, the blocky graphics are gone! (well almost) Sprite based graphics are here to stay. The world says hooray! Gaming companies get pay! If you don't like these rhymes just say... Yeah, I'm going to stop that now. Other pivotal features of the third gen include: the amazing D-pad, better scrolling, 256*240 resolution and 32 colour graphics!
In this post, I'm going to talk about both the hardware as well the software. Oh, and some of you may have noticed the lack of any handheld hardware based paragraphs but don't worry, they will be coming later.
The Nintendo sent to me.
Many new IP-e-es.
On the third gen of gaming,
Sega sent to me,
The Sega Mark III.
The Third Generation – 1983 - 95
Consoles:
Atari 2600
NES/Famicon
Sega Master System
Atari 7800
Nintendo Game and Watch
Popular Games:
Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros
Metroid
Dragon Quest/Warrior
Final Fantasy
Mega Man 2
Metal Gear
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
FIFA International Soccer
It's time for third gen now and some of the more recognisable and popular games are making an entrance as well as some brilliant hardware as well. Third gen (also known as the 8-bit era) signalled the end of the North American video game crash as well as the transition of gaming dominance from North America to Japan. Also, the blocky graphics are gone! (well almost) Sprite based graphics are here to stay. The world says hooray! Gaming companies get pay! If you don't like these rhymes just say... Yeah, I'm going to stop that now. Other pivotal features of the third gen include: the amazing D-pad, better scrolling, 256*240 resolution and 32 colour graphics!
In this post, I'm going to talk about both the hardware as well the software. Oh, and some of you may have noticed the lack of any handheld hardware based paragraphs but don't worry, they will be coming later.
Friday, 27 December 2013
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 2
On the second gen of gaming,
Atari sent to me
A game which didn't start with P.
On the second gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
The video game crash of 82 and 3.
On the second gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
the handheld industry.
The Second Generation – 1977 - 83
Consoles:
Atari 2600
Intellivision
Colecovision
Popular Games:
Space Invaders
Pitfall
Pac-Man
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
Galaga
Frogger
Breakout
Asteroids
Atari sent to me
A game which didn't start with P.
On the second gen of gaming,
The world sent to me,
The video game crash of 82 and 3.
On the second gen of gaming,
Nintendo sent to me,
the handheld industry.
The Second Generation – 1977 - 83
Consoles:
Atari 2600
Intellivision
Colecovision
Popular Games:
Space Invaders
Pitfall
Pac-Man
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
Galaga
Frogger
Breakout
Asteroids
And so, the first generation came to an end but with its death it brought rise to a new generation of gaming, which brought another, and another, and another... well you get the picture. It introduced things such as the microprocessor as well as 2 to eight colour graphics! It's so colourful! Second gen also brought about many companies and games that would define and change the video game industry forever.
Rather than talk about the consoles that were in this generation like I did with my last post I've decided to write about the games as it was them that really defined the 2nd generation. Ever heard of Space Invaders? What about Pac-Man? Mario? Donkey Kong? Of course you have. At least I hope you have. If not, you definitely need to read the next few paragraphs.
Rather than talk about the consoles that were in this generation like I did with my last post I've decided to write about the games as it was them that really defined the 2nd generation. Ever heard of Space Invaders? What about Pac-Man? Mario? Donkey Kong? Of course you have. At least I hope you have. If not, you definitely need to read the next few paragraphs.
Thursday, 26 December 2013
The 12 Generations of Gaming - Gen 1
On the 1st gen of gaming,
Magnavox sent to me,
The Magnavox Odyssey.
On the 1st gen of gaming,
Atari sent to me,
Tennis like Pixel-ls.
The First Generation – 1972-77
Consoles:
Magnavox Odyssey
Atari Pong
Popular Games:
Spacewar!
Pong
So then, the first gen of gaming saw the rise of many greats including Atari and their game Pong. Pong is largely considered to be the first commercially successful video game of all time, but it is not the first. That prestigious title goes to the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device in 1947. But to bring it back to the time of 1st gen (and something that resembles a video game) we'll cut down the competition to just coin operated systems which means the prestigious title would go to Computer Space in 1971. Although games like Spacewar! were released 10 years earlier.
So, the success of that paragraph: confusing you all and showing everyone how messed up the start of the video game industry was. Don't worry, it gets easier from here.
Magnavox sent to me,
The Magnavox Odyssey.
On the 1st gen of gaming,
Atari sent to me,
Tennis like Pixel-ls.
The First Generation – 1972-77
Consoles:
Magnavox Odyssey
Atari Pong
Popular Games:
Spacewar!
Pong
So then, the first gen of gaming saw the rise of many greats including Atari and their game Pong. Pong is largely considered to be the first commercially successful video game of all time, but it is not the first. That prestigious title goes to the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device in 1947. But to bring it back to the time of 1st gen (and something that resembles a video game) we'll cut down the competition to just coin operated systems which means the prestigious title would go to Computer Space in 1971. Although games like Spacewar! were released 10 years earlier.
So, the success of that paragraph: confusing you all and showing everyone how messed up the start of the video game industry was. Don't worry, it gets easier from here.
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