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Comparing video games from before the twenty-first century to those from after is like comparing apples to oranges. A 2D title from the 1980s is worlds apart from a 3D game from the 2020s, with little ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

What makes a great video game console? It’s a bit of an existential question. It’s much easier to discuss what makes a great video game, as they can be dissected as communicative artworks. A video ...

As of 2025, there have been a total of nine video game console generations, beginning in 1972. That’s the year the world got its first commercial home console, the Magnavox Odyssey, and since then, ...

Nintendo has been making home video game consoles for decades, helping to develop the industry into the powerhouse it is today. Over the years, Nintendo has released 14 main handheld and home consoles ...

Video gaming exploded in the 1980s with the advent of the at-home console. Nintendo, Atari, Magnavox, and others set the ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...