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...Of all the things that the 1970s produced, there are few that made as big of a cultural impact as video games. Theres no question about it: video games have been a significant force in society and one of the most popular leisure pursuits. Chances are if youre under the age of 40, you played them, some of us a lot. There was Atari, Intellivision and Colecovision. Dont forget Sega and Nintendo. Today there are web sites that allow you to download free online games.

And if you remember those days of the late 70s and early 80s, you recall that the games relied on graphic improvements and better ways of shooting the enemy. It was more or less a solitary pursuit. With the rise of the Internet and online games however, lots of things changed, including the ability to download games and playing online games, making games a more social activity, with lots of players, or opponents playing each other from different countries. This may be the biggest change and the latest benefit that games have offered the world.

But what about the early days? How did it all start and what were the video games that defined the era? The Innovators

Many people think that Pong was the home game that started it all, but really it was Magnavox and their "Odyssey" system in 1972. Although it was very simple, it was still the first. It had twelve simple games with graphic overlays. However, there was lots of room for improvement, and thats where Pong came into play.

Nolan Bushnell created Pong, along with Al Alcorn, the founder of Atari. Rumor has it that when the prototype was tested at a California bar, the machine broke down after two days, because it was so popular. The next logical step was to create a home version. So, one year later, Atari released Pong, complete with built in paddles, and a speaker. Of course, Pong was a huge success and represented a new stage in the evolution of gaming. Over sixty Pong knock-offs would be produced, but Atari dominated the market.

Next was the implementation of the micropr...more

Power Behind the Xbox360

...Although Microsoft's Xbox was able to sell millions and millions of units worldwide, it was still considerably outsold by its competitor, Sony's PlayStation. In this day, wherein another revolution in video and gaming technology is at hand, the Xbox360 is more promising than ever.

What difference does the Xbox360 hold against its predecessor? Well, just like all gaming consoles, it is basically a computer that is designed to run video game programs. The difference is that they focus specifically on this function alone.

So how does the latest model from Microsoft differ from any other gaming console. As was mentioned earlier, the Xbox360 is a computer designed for playing video games. But aside from this, it was also designed to perform as a complete st...more

Crash of the Titans (Nintendo DS) - An Obsessive Game

...The outstanding fact about it is the new ability of the character crash-- "jacking." In the new version some of the prominent enemies titans - that is the name which they are referred to could be jacked by Crash so that he could ask the titan to execute his bidding. The game is very exciting and to move to various steps simply by choosing a right titan in each step is not at all challenging. It only seems like the work of some one who least uses his brains.

As per the available information this game on the Nitendo Ds is im...more

Xbox 360 repair Guides - Pros and Cons

...lated to the book you want to purchase.

When the search engines are of no help you can always visit an Xbox 360 forum and ask other users. But be careful as among the people answering your question there might be, disguised as innocent users, those who try to sell you the repair guide in the first page.

What can actually go wrong with an Xbox 360 repair guide? You pay for something that in the end turns out to be a rewording of the already famous towel trick.

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