Arcade games

entertainment, the era where all the new games began to spark and become hits. The 80's entertainment sparked when major games like Pacman and Super Mario Bros, these games influenced pop culture today. Pop culture today is comprised of many different categorizes, the entertainment industry is forever growing in different ways. In order for the industry to grow it had to have a foundation somewhere to start. The arcade games that influence this was three main games. Ms.-Pac Man, Super Mario Bros, and

The Evolution of Video Games Video games have been around for over 60 years and are still evolving over time. But just how did these video games advance over these 60 plus years? According to our research, video games started out in the 1950’s-1960’s with basic technology such as low quality graphics, basic controls, and third person play. But from the 2000’s on, video games evolved from basic technology to more advanced technology such as high quality graphics, more advanced controls, and first

commonly think that Gemix is a slot machine game, it’s best not to think of it as such. Gemix Slot Machines is unique for it mixes into the arcade game category while many still consider it a slots type of game. With this, it seems to be a popular arcade/slot machine hybrid game due to its addictive gameplay, attractive interface, and of course, its casino-like energy and concept. We can say that it’s reminiscent of the beloved Candy Crush Saga mobile game because of Gemix’s matching gems mechanic

What comes to mind when someone mentions video games? A lot of people will think of a waste of time or a device for creating lazy children. That very well may be in a lot of cases, but from a different point of view, video games have very important uses. Instead of creating lazy children, they eliminate boredom for them. We all know what types of activities children find when they are bored. There is also a huge job market in video games ranging from programming to sales. It seems they have

for the power button of my laptop. It seems like with the growing belief, “time is something priceless”, we need not to spend time on wasteful things such as video games. But, why video games receive such an outrage from the people in the first place? Probably because of its long history associated with violence and addiction, video games’ stereotype had become a practice unconsciously accepted by people from every culture. To this day, gamers are still placed at the bottom of the ladder being the

Video games have long been a medium that belonged to the sectors of the population that felt as if they did not belong in their society. They are enticing games, from the arcade games of the 80’s and 90’s, to the PC and console games of the 2000’s, to hand held games and mobile apps that have become so popular in the past decade. Everyone from children to grandparents, and stay-at-home mothers to business men play video games or have played video games in their life times. They have been used as

1970’s After looking around for an iconic game in this era there were only a few choices and I chose Space Invaders. Space invaders was first released in 1978 on arcade machines. I chose this game because when you think about top arcade games in history this would most people’s top 5. This game should be known in the history of gaming because it was the first Japanese game to do so well in America even though there were a few before it. In just 4 years in America it made $2 billion (Peckham, n.d

Mrs. Kendra Gallos English 3 Honors 18 April 2016 Selling Violent Video Games to Minors, Is It Good? In the year 1972, something happened that would forever change the world of home entertainment and personal enjoyment. The first video game to break through the confines of reality, was a game called Pong. From Pong, to Call of Duty, people come a long way in the world of video games. However, some games have struck up controversy with their gratuitous violence and their questionable

When you watch a documentary about gaming between two players what are your main thoughts? Do you think the story will go anywhere or is it just for fun? In 1999, Billy Mitchell was named “Video Game Player of the Century” for a set record score in “Donkey Kong”. Many thought that his record could never be broken until in 2003 Steve Wiebe learns about the record and sets out to beat it. Both men set out on a cross-country war for a entry into the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as emperor

Nick Brown Mrs. Kendra Gallos English 3 Honors 18 April 2016 Selling Violent Video Games to Minors, Is It Good? In the year 1972, something happened that would forever change the world of home entertainment and personal enjoyment. The first video game to break through the confines of reality, was a game called Pong. From Pong, to Call of Duty, people come a long way in the world of video games. However, some games have struck up controversy with their gratuitous violence and their questionable motives