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Gaming has changed over the many years it has existed. From the most rudimentary games such as Pong to the most advanced technological masterpieces such as “Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers”. We the consumer have an important part to play in structuring the future of gaming but it is the company's like Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft that have the real power in the matter. Using market research and spending millions of pounds a year, they bring us the best games they can possibly create, or is that just what we are supposed to think? There has been so many sequels, prequels etc that you have to think, “are we just some pawn in the game of profit?”
If we go back in time to the years when there was no choice in home gaming you can see a dramatic difference in the way the gaming industry worked. Obviously all games are only as good as the technology available to produce it. The first console ever created was the Magnavox Odyssey this was a very crude little machine with very few games and a lot of limitations, however people still bought it because it was the best at the time and obviously there was no choice like what we have today. As you would expect you couldn't do much of anything at all on this console. The best games available were volley ball games and shoot-em-ups, which came with a light gun to use.
AFTER this console came Pong which is a big surprise for some people but it's true. This game was the first coin operated arcade game and the first home console that everyone could afford during 1975-1977. This is why most people remember that console, not because it had great graphics or technology, but because it was the first home console the average man could afford.
Now we come to the NES this is the oldest console most of my generation know about. It was a dominanant console for all to enjoy but by this point in time (1985-1995) the games industry was getting more advanced and less and less restrictions were implied. You could see games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros being produced which were revolutionary games at the time. This brings me back to my original point about sequels and bringing out games that aren't entirely original if original at all!
The first Mario was created in 1982 in the game Donkey Kong Jr then in 1985 on the NES was Super Mario Bro's, 1991 had Super Mario World on the SNES, 1996 had Super Mario 64 on the N64 and finally we come to 2001 with Mario in Super Smash Bro's Melee on the game cube. These are the main games Mario has appeared in and the games were Mario's image has been changed. This proves gamin companies are always striving for better graphics but they have always failed to go for originality. There have always been the same characters and although the story lines may be different, they always had some link that detracted from its originality. The only truly original game featuring Mario is Luigi's Mansion and they still managed to make Bowser the big bad boss! Once again Nintendo has created a whole new concept with a typical ending.
Now in the future we all look at Nintendo etc to create new games and new concepts and although there are many totally original ideas we have to take a look at ourselves and ask "Do I need this game?" and "What is so good about it?”. Games are not meant to be remade and re-designed they are meant to be individual works of art that stand out from the crowd when we remember them. Who will remember Super Mario 64 in 2 years time? There has been so many different Mario games not one will stick out as a supreme piece of gaming magic however everyone will remember stunning games such as Pikmin and Doshin The Giant which are truly original and will always have a place in the gaming hall of fame.
In conclusion I think we can all agree that gaming enriches our lives and will continue to do so for years and years but as the boundaries of gaming technology slowly come down we can only hope that the originality of the games goes up. If however all the gaming gods fail to introduce new blood into the gaming industry, we shall be forever cursed with games containing repetitive stories and the same memorable yet tedious characters.
If we go back in time to the years when there was no choice in home gaming you can see a dramatic difference in the way the gaming industry worked. Obviously all games are only as good as the technology available to produce it. The first console ever created was the Magnavox Odyssey this was a very crude little machine with very few games and a lot of limitations, however people still bought it because it was the best at the time and obviously there was no choice like what we have today. As you would expect you couldn't do much of anything at all on this console. The best games available were volley ball games and shoot-em-ups, which came with a light gun to use.
AFTER this console came Pong which is a big surprise for some people but it's true. This game was the first coin operated arcade game and the first home console that everyone could afford during 1975-1977. This is why most people remember that console, not because it had great graphics or technology, but because it was the first home console the average man could afford.
Now we come to the NES this is the oldest console most of my generation know about. It was a dominanant console for all to enjoy but by this point in time (1985-1995) the games industry was getting more advanced and less and less restrictions were implied. You could see games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros being produced which were revolutionary games at the time. This brings me back to my original point about sequels and bringing out games that aren't entirely original if original at all!
The first Mario was created in 1982 in the game Donkey Kong Jr then in 1985 on the NES was Super Mario Bro's, 1991 had Super Mario World on the SNES, 1996 had Super Mario 64 on the N64 and finally we come to 2001 with Mario in Super Smash Bro's Melee on the game cube. These are the main games Mario has appeared in and the games were Mario's image has been changed. This proves gamin companies are always striving for better graphics but they have always failed to go for originality. There have always been the same characters and although the story lines may be different, they always had some link that detracted from its originality. The only truly original game featuring Mario is Luigi's Mansion and they still managed to make Bowser the big bad boss! Once again Nintendo has created a whole new concept with a typical ending.
Now in the future we all look at Nintendo etc to create new games and new concepts and although there are many totally original ideas we have to take a look at ourselves and ask "Do I need this game?" and "What is so good about it?”. Games are not meant to be remade and re-designed they are meant to be individual works of art that stand out from the crowd when we remember them. Who will remember Super Mario 64 in 2 years time? There has been so many different Mario games not one will stick out as a supreme piece of gaming magic however everyone will remember stunning games such as Pikmin and Doshin The Giant which are truly original and will always have a place in the gaming hall of fame.
In conclusion I think we can all agree that gaming enriches our lives and will continue to do so for years and years but as the boundaries of gaming technology slowly come down we can only hope that the originality of the games goes up. If however all the gaming gods fail to introduce new blood into the gaming industry, we shall be forever cursed with games containing repetitive stories and the same memorable yet tedious characters.
Nicely written. :)
Ohh excellent:D
I just finished reading it, and noticed you did talk about Mario 64. Yes, very good post. But people say Metroid Prime is good, and Halo is :D
Very Good.
Oh, by the way, BEARDS altered my Hitman Hearts post for me, now it has the mission descriptions in, if you wanted to know :-)
Very Good.
Oh, by the way, BEARDS altered my Hitman Hearts post for me, now it has the mission descriptions in, if you wanted to know :-)
Yeah, revolutionary in it's time but here and now I thought I should mention and great game that's out right now. Anyway what did you think of the post apart from that?
Yeah, I'm not saying its a bad game or anything, by all means. I just thought you could have used a title such as Mario 64 or something which was revolutionary for its time, and is, still a great game.
I don't know "Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers" for gamecube at least is a superb game. Well at least me and Parr think so :D
Cubist wrote : "masterpieces such as “Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers”. "
Surely there is a better example :S
Surely there is a better example :S
Gaming has changed over the many years it has existed. From the most rudimentary games such as Pong to the most advanced technological masterpieces such as “Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers”. We the consumer have an important part to play in structuring the future of gaming but it is the company's like Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft that have the real power in the matter. Using market research and spending millions of pounds a year, they bring us the best games they can possibly create, or is that just what we are supposed to think? There has been so many sequels, prequels etc that you have to think, “are we just some pawn in the game of profit?”
If we go back in time to the years when there was no choice in home gaming you can see a dramatic difference in the way the gaming industry worked. Obviously all games are only as good as the technology available to produce it. The first console ever created was the Magnavox Odyssey this was a very crude little machine with very few games and a lot of limitations, however people still bought it because it was the best at the time and obviously there was no choice like what we have today. As you would expect you couldn't do much of anything at all on this console. The best games available were volley ball games and shoot-em-ups, which came with a light gun to use.
AFTER this console came Pong which is a big surprise for some people but it's true. This game was the first coin operated arcade game and the first home console that everyone could afford during 1975-1977. This is why most people remember that console, not because it had great graphics or technology, but because it was the first home console the average man could afford.
Now we come to the NES this is the oldest console most of my generation know about. It was a dominanant console for all to enjoy but by this point in time (1985-1995) the games industry was getting more advanced and less and less restrictions were implied. You could see games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros being produced which were revolutionary games at the time. This brings me back to my original point about sequels and bringing out games that aren't entirely original if original at all!
The first Mario was created in 1982 in the game Donkey Kong Jr then in 1985 on the NES was Super Mario Bro's, 1991 had Super Mario World on the SNES, 1996 had Super Mario 64 on the N64 and finally we come to 2001 with Mario in Super Smash Bro's Melee on the game cube. These are the main games Mario has appeared in and the games were Mario's image has been changed. This proves gamin companies are always striving for better graphics but they have always failed to go for originality. There have always been the same characters and although the story lines may be different, they always had some link that detracted from its originality. The only truly original game featuring Mario is Luigi's Mansion and they still managed to make Bowser the big bad boss! Once again Nintendo has created a whole new concept with a typical ending.
Now in the future we all look at Nintendo etc to create new games and new concepts and although there are many totally original ideas we have to take a look at ourselves and ask "Do I need this game?" and "What is so good about it?”. Games are not meant to be remade and re-designed they are meant to be individual works of art that stand out from the crowd when we remember them. Who will remember Super Mario 64 in 2 years time? There has been so many different Mario games not one will stick out as a supreme piece of gaming magic however everyone will remember stunning games such as Pikmin and Doshin The Giant which are truly original and will always have a place in the gaming hall of fame.
In conclusion I think we can all agree that gaming enriches our lives and will continue to do so for years and years but as the boundaries of gaming technology slowly come down we can only hope that the originality of the games goes up. If however all the gaming gods fail to introduce new blood into the gaming industry, we shall be forever cursed with games containing repetitive stories and the same memorable yet tedious characters.
If we go back in time to the years when there was no choice in home gaming you can see a dramatic difference in the way the gaming industry worked. Obviously all games are only as good as the technology available to produce it. The first console ever created was the Magnavox Odyssey this was a very crude little machine with very few games and a lot of limitations, however people still bought it because it was the best at the time and obviously there was no choice like what we have today. As you would expect you couldn't do much of anything at all on this console. The best games available were volley ball games and shoot-em-ups, which came with a light gun to use.
AFTER this console came Pong which is a big surprise for some people but it's true. This game was the first coin operated arcade game and the first home console that everyone could afford during 1975-1977. This is why most people remember that console, not because it had great graphics or technology, but because it was the first home console the average man could afford.
Now we come to the NES this is the oldest console most of my generation know about. It was a dominanant console for all to enjoy but by this point in time (1985-1995) the games industry was getting more advanced and less and less restrictions were implied. You could see games like Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros being produced which were revolutionary games at the time. This brings me back to my original point about sequels and bringing out games that aren't entirely original if original at all!
The first Mario was created in 1982 in the game Donkey Kong Jr then in 1985 on the NES was Super Mario Bro's, 1991 had Super Mario World on the SNES, 1996 had Super Mario 64 on the N64 and finally we come to 2001 with Mario in Super Smash Bro's Melee on the game cube. These are the main games Mario has appeared in and the games were Mario's image has been changed. This proves gamin companies are always striving for better graphics but they have always failed to go for originality. There have always been the same characters and although the story lines may be different, they always had some link that detracted from its originality. The only truly original game featuring Mario is Luigi's Mansion and they still managed to make Bowser the big bad boss! Once again Nintendo has created a whole new concept with a typical ending.
Now in the future we all look at Nintendo etc to create new games and new concepts and although there are many totally original ideas we have to take a look at ourselves and ask "Do I need this game?" and "What is so good about it?”. Games are not meant to be remade and re-designed they are meant to be individual works of art that stand out from the crowd when we remember them. Who will remember Super Mario 64 in 2 years time? There has been so many different Mario games not one will stick out as a supreme piece of gaming magic however everyone will remember stunning games such as Pikmin and Doshin The Giant which are truly original and will always have a place in the gaming hall of fame.
In conclusion I think we can all agree that gaming enriches our lives and will continue to do so for years and years but as the boundaries of gaming technology slowly come down we can only hope that the originality of the games goes up. If however all the gaming gods fail to introduce new blood into the gaming industry, we shall be forever cursed with games containing repetitive stories and the same memorable yet tedious characters.