Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Reason For Wii's Success
...When video games first began, there was this huge explosion of excitement. Everyone was interested and wanted to see "the next best thing." There was no avoiding the presence of this interactive medium. You'd walk into your local restaurant, only to find huge line-ups for that next game of Donkey Kong, or Pac-Man. Video games were the new kids on the block. They were new, fresh, fun and exciting. In the early to mid 1980's, the video game industry was experiencing a crash. Was it the beginning of the end? As it turns out, fortunately that was not the case.
A newcomer in the industry, Nintendo, was responsible for releasing the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), that essentially single-handily revived the entire industry. Although Nintendo is over a century old, video games in particular were a new venture for them, so there was a lot of skepticism. That skepticism was quickly silenced once they released their first game console, with the globally recognized game mascot, Super Mario brothers. This one game alone was responsible for putting the industry back on the map. One of the reasons for the game's huge success is not solely catered to the characters cute personality, but largely due to the fact that Super Mario brothers, in and of itself, was a revolutionary game. There was nothing like it at the time. It was a whole new wave on interactivity, and thus a new generation of gamers were born. Back in the early days, there's was one particular element that all games had in common: Ease of use.
games were fairly easy to pick-up and play, and as a result, th...more
What You Get From A PSP: Sony PSP Features Reviewed
...You can throw anything to the Sony Playstation Portable and chances are its going to play. But what are Sony Playstation Portable features? Is it worth its price? These are some of the main features available on the Sony playstation Portable
Gaming is what Sony Playstation Portable is all about. The large screen measuring 4.3 inch wide screen give ample view of the games you play with crisp 16.77 millioin colors. In other word, the screen of your Playstation Portable is as big as the whole iPod! For a handheld gaming console, the PSP crisp display is a sight to behold, no pun intended.
If you have been following the progress of the PSP, you must have heard about PSP homebrew. The first time I heard of PSP Homebrew I though...more
Top PSP Download Sites, PSP Download Software Review - PSP Homebrew Guide
...subscription, and you can have a PSP ready to have games uploaded to it.
The new concept for video game downloads is awesome. You no longer have to run out to the store to get the latest and greatest when you can just download them from your subscripti...more
classic Arcade Games At Home?
...Some people like to unwind by listening to music, some like to watch TV, some like to indulge in a little baking, and some like to play in the Arcades.
Those people who belong to the first three categories are lucky because the radio, the television, and the oven could be found in the comfort of their own homes.
The same couldn't be said for the guy who likes to play in the Arcade though as the nearest Arcade is probably blocks away. And due to the dwindling popularity of the Arcades, their numbers have dropped as well.
But, as is the case with almost ...more
