Monday 28 September 2009

History of video games

Magnavox Odyssey Released in 1972
Atari PONG Released in 1975
Magnavox Odyssey 100 Released in 1975
Atari Super PONG Released in 1976
Wonder Wizard 7702 Released in 1976
Coleco Telstar Released in 1976
Coleco Telstar Classic Released in 1976
Magnavox Odyssey 300 Released in 1976
Magnavox Odyssey 400 Released in 1976
Magnavox Odyssey 500 Released in 1976
Fairchild Channel F Released in 1976
RCA Studio II Released in 1976
Atari Video Pinball Released in 1977
Atari Stunt CycleReleased in 1977
Atari VCS 2600Released in 1977
Coleco Telstar CombatReleased in 1977
Coleco Telstar AlphaReleased in 1977
Magnavox Odyssey 2000Released in 1977
Magnavox Odyssey 3000Released in 1977
Magnavox Odyssey 4000Released in 1977
Coleco Telstar ColortronReleased in 1978
Coleco Telstar ArcadeReleased in 1978
Bally Professional ArcadeReleased in 1978
Magnavox Odyssey²Released in 1978
Coleco Telstar GeminiReleased in 1978
Zircon Channel F System IIReleased in 1979
Atari 400Released in 1979
Mattel IntellivisionReleased in 1980
VectrexReleased in 1982
Atari 5200Released in 1982
Emerson Arcadia 2001Released in 1982
ColecovisionReleased in 1982
Coleco GeminiReleased in 1982
Mattel Intellivision IIReleased in 1982
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Released in 1985
Atari 2600 JuniorReleased in 1986
Atari 7800Released in 1986
Sega Master System (SMS)Released in 1986
NEC Turbo Grafx 16Released in 1989
Sega GenesisReleased in 1989
Sega Master System IIReleased in 1990
SNK NEO-GEO (AES)Released in 1990
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)Released in 1991
NEC TurboDuoReleased in 1992
Sega CD for GenesisReleased in 1992
Panasonic 3DO InteractiveReleased in 1993
Atari JaguarReleased in 1993
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Model 2Released in 1993
Sega Genesis 2Released in 1994
Sega CD for Genesis 2Released in 1994
Sega Genesis 32xReleased in 1994
SNK NEO-GEO CDReleased in 1994
Sega CDXReleased in 1994
Atari Jaguar CDReleased in 1995
Sony PlayStation Released in 1995
Panasonic 3DO FZ-10 Released in 1995
Sega Saturn Released in 1995
Nintendo 64 Released in 1996
Super Nintendo Entertainment (SNES) Model 2 Released in 1997
Sega Genesis 3 Released in 1998
Sega Dreamcast Released in 1999
Sony PlayStation PS1 Released in 2000
Sony PlayStation 2 (SCPH-5000x) Released in 2000
Nintendo Game Cube Released in 2001
Microsoft X-Box Released in 2001
Sony PlayStation 2 (SCPH-70000) Released in 2004
XaviXPORT Released in 2004
Microsoft X-Box 360 Released in 2005
Sony PlayStation 3 Released in 2006
Nintendo Wii Released in 2006

The Beatles Rock Band review

The reviewer uses good points and bad points to review. He looks at the effects of how the camera angle is and the lights etc. "Vocal harmonies add an exciting dimension to gameplay" He talks about the instruments and how they sound. The bad point he gives is that even though its lots of great fun some Beatles songs aren't included, No drum fills or end-of-song jam sessions. He says that the game is fun and easy to use.

Tuesday 22 September 2009

21st September =]

Long Long Long Day!

9-6 wow!

Had chris first for games Not one of my favourite lessons, as im totallyyy no good with computer games and so on.
Loveee rosies lesson, moving round picking up information and start of making our "zoetrope" i workedd with my friendd leon :). ours was really good the drawing bad butt ayee wel get better lol.

Really Hate the 2 hour break! its soo boring lol id rather have another lesson then stand around town!

butt then i have kellys lesson too look forward too! shes an amasing personal tutor! really easy to talk to and she makes youu feel dead comfortable around her.The lesson was funny and interesting. was really helpful when talking about how we should set our work and assignments out.

Not a hard week tbh pretty easy when youve finished all your bits you need to do :) woop!

Monday 21 September 2009

Nintendo Ds research

Research
Nintendo ds is a dual screen handheld game developed and manufactured by nintendo. was released in japan,canada and england in 2004. The bottom screen is a touch screen where as the top screen is more of just a navigator. Nintendo DS games use a solid state ROM "game card" format resembling the memory cards used in other portable electronic devices such as digital cameras.The Nintendo DS contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 850 mAh. On a full four-hour charge, the factory 850 mAh battery lasts about 10 hours.The biggest effect on battery life is caused by using the backlight.

Batman review

The reviewer Makes a good point saying the combat system is great, "grabbed their bats and slammed them back into the attackers". He finds it interesting how the game maker uses the characters from the original film; Mark Hamill the Joker, Kevin Conroy Batman, and Arleen Sorkin the Harley Quinn to do the voices throughout the game. He says how he wasnt impressed by the challengers he first heard about but when playing the game it was interesting. He admires the sounding and timing in the game.

Brain Training review

Ninentdo DS
Brain training how old is your brain?
I Read a review on Brain training, the idea of the game is to present different puzzle types. The review points out after a while of playing you will become bored, as its playing the same game over and over. The game can increase and decrease on speed and how each puzzle is answered. The person reviewing this game gives a strong opinion on if " you are serious about improving skill training it will last longer but even then i'd give it a month before disuse sets in". The intended audience is Teenagers,adults.The purpose is to say even though it can be an interesting and fun learning game it gradually leads to boredom.

First Day at College.

The first Day was Fun, Meeting new people and settling in. Loved meeting the tutors, especially Kelly she was JOKE! and really easy to talk to. :) Confetti is Great it feels layed back and its full of different people.

Monday 14 September 2009

Review of Guitar hero

Guitar hero 5 for the very first time is giving the player a chance to create there own band,Using an combination of instruments to match personal style of music.
It has a varied music choice, it has many different features such as "party play" where players can jump in and out of the gameplay. It comes with outstanding presentation and entertaining modes.

First Three Arcade Games.

Computer Space, 1971
Computer Space was the first video game open to the public. It was designed by Nolan Bushnell. It had many technological innovations, but the game was confusing and it didn't become a success so using the profits from the game, Nolan Bushnell left Nutting Associates and formed Atari Inc.

Pong, 1972
Pong was the first succesful arcade video game. It was designed by Nolan Bushnell and Alan Alcorn. The game play was simple and easy.Was manually controlled using a mouse or bar.It started the arcade industry off.

Tank, 1974
Tank was the first game to use ROM chips. They used recognizable objects eg. charactors where as Pong and games before used block graphics.