The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
Apple is a gaming juggernaut today. Millions use their iOS devices to play countless games available on demand. This came at the end of a long road for company. Their Mac OS operating system was never designed for gaming, and long stood in the shadow of the Windows PC. Despite that, they decide to build…
Portable gaming isn’t what it used to be. The DS and the PSP are downright primitive. Who makes a system that’s two generations back? At least that’s what Sega thought in the 90s. Why use aging technology for a portable when you could make one on par with the home version. That concept gave us…
Some say they single-handedly saved gaming. When Nintendo’s NES came out in 1985, it was a smash hit. The lone console brought the market back from the brink. It was the daddy of modern game systems. However, it wasn’t the first for Nintendo. The company’s history goes back over a century. Prior to the NES,…
Most of us think the Sega CD was the first disc based console. Sure, it was the first moderately successful one, but optical discs were around long before that. One of the earliest formats was LaserDisc. These 12 inch discs were the precursor to DVDs. They stored analogue video like a VHS but also contained…
People complain about realism in games. I often find myself screaming at the TV because the game did something I didn’t think was realistic. What if there was a game exactly like reality? Such a game does exist. It’s called Desert Bus, and it’s a piece of sheer mind-numbing brilliance. The title itself is a…