The glory and fall of ancient games systems

The seventh generation of video game systems is currently pushing their way to the gaming industry. In fact, produced by Microsoft Xbox 360 is the only game system that has been published for the time being to the seventh generation of consoles. The Sony's PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and EVO Evizions Computer Entertainment: first phase is planned to be published in the last quarter of 2006. These video game systems have a long way to go and different games developers are developing the next generation of systems of play which will be published as soon as possible.

Outside of the new generation of gaming systems, probably already forgotten their predecessors, especially the first generation and the second. These generations became the "cream of the crop" of the game in its first years industry and game systems development subsequent to the seventh generation has provided. We do know not is that the new game system soon becomes the old game system and is quickly forgotten in a dusty corner.

This is exactly what happened for old games systems. Once, they were glorificados by the extraordinary entertainment for the game in public. But now, they are only inside of escapes our memory be demolished by the new game systems which, as mentioned above, will be soon old technologies once the new systems will be introduced on the market.

At this stage, we must update our memories and ourselves back to when former games systems were on the pedestal of recognition excellent in the first stretch of game systems and discover why we loved these systems play in the first place.

Atari 2600

Atari 2600, which was published in October 1977, became the first integrated system of success of the traditional video games using plug-in instead of game cartridges. He was known as the Atari VCS (video system), which was amended in Atari 2600 in 1982 after the release of most had advanced 5200. It is equipped with two conventional joystick attached a game cartridge and a pair of paddle controllers.

The fundamental design of the Atari 2600 is similar to other systems of play and the home of the team during the 1980s. Its central processing unit (CPU) was MOS Technology 6507, a microprocessor capable of addressing 8 KB of game memory, felt that it was for a long time in the 1970s. 1.19 Megahertz was running on the model of 2600. The game contains 128 bytes RAM for runtime data, including the State of the call stack and game World. In the absence of a buffer of conspiracy (a device of video behind a screen of video of a buffer that has a complete framework of data), 2600 make use of pixel in the bitmap sprite ball 2, 2 sprites line unique missiles and fair. However, your video hardware gives 2600 a reputation as being among machines in the world that it is difficult for the program.

Atari 7800 was

The 7800 Prosystem was published by Atari in June 1986, which aims to restore the supremacy of the market of the undertaking against two of the largest producer of prominent game video system during this period (Colecovision and Intellivision) and to replace the unpopular Atari 5200. 7800 Prosystem discusses the shortcomings of 5200, particularly joysticks and compatibility with the 2600 games.

The 7800 Prosystem was the first video games for Atari system designed by another company, particularly the team Corporation (GCC). Already, it has been designed to update in a complete team of the House, game system makes use of a keyboard which is an extension of the port and other devices such as printers and disk drives. In addition, the CCG was approached with a cartridge of high qualification, which is a RAM cartridge game that develops to save dozens of games of battery.

However, the 7800 Prosystem before software of severe drought that has marked the collapse of all systems of Atari games. There were a few Atari title releases and most of them were in service and generally unpolished. There are also a few 7800 games that they are already available in previous games of Atari systems. It was also noted that there is no effort in the recruitment of third-party developers, and various games. Finally, most later Atari has announced that they have been officially dropped the 7800 Prosystem.

These are two of the hundreds of older game systems which had been glorificados in the early years of video games. Although most of them have sad endings, its contribution to the video game industry will be remembered and will be a source of inspiration for the development of current gaming system.