| Very few of the "gamers" remember "back
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| | motion picture (although they did use
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| in the day", around Christmas of 1975
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| | live actors instead of the character). In
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| Atari was the first to mass produce and
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| | a 1991 poll, it was found more kids could
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| distribute a game, where the game console
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| | identify a picture of Mario than Mickey
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| had 2 knobs that turned left and right
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| | Mouse.The 1990's brought us into the
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| moving a little rectangle block up an
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| | "shooters" era with games such as
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| down the screen, one on the left side and
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| | Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. Following Doom,
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| the other on the right. Moving this
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| | the retail publishers and developers
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| rectangle allowed the "player" to hit a
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| | began to earnestly mimic the practice of
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| small ball back and forth between the two
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| | offering demos, which had the effect of
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| players, trying to "play the angle" by
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| | reducing shareware's appeal for the rest
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| hitting it on the edge of your paddle to
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| | of the decade. During this time, the
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| "give it English" or a sharp angle to
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| | increasing computing power of personal
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| score the point. The first "Video Tennis
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| | computers began to allow rudimentary 3D
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| or Ping Pong" game I guess would be a
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| | graphics. 1993's Doom in particular was
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| proper reference, in fact it was call
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| | largely responsible for defining the
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| "PONG".Two year later, the development of
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| | genre and setting it apart from other
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| a cartridge-based console called the
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| | first-person perspective games. The mid
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| Video Computer System (VCS), later called
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| | 90's brought us genra games such as the
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| Atari 2600 and the next generation of
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| | "Sim" games, beginning with SimCity, and
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| creators brought us game such as
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| | continuing with a variety of titles, such
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| galaxian, space Invaders, Asteroids, Moon
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| | as SimEarth, SimCity 2000, SimAnt,
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| Patrol, Frogger, Donkey Kong (who was
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| | SimTower, and the wildly popular day to
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| that little man jumping over those
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| | day life simulator, The Sims in 2000. The
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| barrels? Hmmm). The first football game
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| | 90s also saw the beginnings of Internet
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| from the Atari 2600 allowed you to
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| | gaming, with MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons)
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| control one player on offense and your
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| | in the early years. Id Software's 1996
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| opponent controlled either the 3 man
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| | game Quake pioneered play over the
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| D-Line or a single player. Gee the good
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| | Internet in first-person shooters.
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| ol' days....1980 ushered in the "Golden
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| | Internet multiplayer capability became a
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| Era" of video games such as Defender,
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| | defacto requirement in almost all of the
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| Battle Zone, Zork and some game called,
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| | games we see now.With all of these
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| let me see, what was it? Oh yea,
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| | developments, but online and console
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| Pacman....... Anyone remember that one?
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| | games, the "arcade" as we knew it, has
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| (just kidding)Around 1985 the "console
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| | pretty much became a thing of the past
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| game" market hit a low point as desktop
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| | limited now to expensive game control
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| computers along with hand held units took
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| | systems not available to home users.
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| over the popular market. Then came the
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| | These are usually based on sports like
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| invention of the 8-bit machines and a
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| | skiing or cycling, as well as rhythm
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| company called Nintendo Entertainment
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| | games like Dance Dance Revolution, which
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| System (NES) burst on the seen with some
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| | have carved out a large slice of the
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| Italian guys called Mario and Lugi Mario.
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| | market.Current times have us now playing
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| Mario first appeared in the 1982 arcade
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| | PS2, PSP, Xbox, all of which have become
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| hit Donkey Kong, and became an instant
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| | Multi-tasking devises similar to
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| hit. He appeared again 2 years later in
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| | computers in that they can play not only
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| Mario Bros., his first title role. This
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| | games created and designed for them, but
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| game also introduced Lugi to the public.
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| | also CD's, MP3's, Videos. What is next?
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| Mario first came home on the Nintendo
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| | PS3, Xbox 360 are both due out this fall
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| Entertainment System in Super Mario
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| | early winter just in time for Christmas.
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| Bros., one of the best selling games
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| | Both with disk space rivaling that of a
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| ever. This game brought Mario into
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| | desktop computer.Can we actually wait
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| millions of homes around the world and
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| | that long?......Just a normal guy trying
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| made him a cultural icon equal to
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| | to starta business on the internet. 50
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| Harrison Ford, Arnold Swartzneger, or Tom
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| | year old white male father of 4. Born in
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| Cruise. Besides all the games, he has
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| | the midwest moved to the southwest 30
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| starred in 3 cartoon series, one major
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| | plus years ago.
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