Class of oct 14th

We explored the early history of video games in class today. Its something that I value much more than opera.
Atari brought the first video game console to the public. It was also my first video game console. During my wee days as a toddler, I logged many hours playing games like Pitfall, Frogger, and Cops & Robbers. That is, until my brother got a Nintendo Entertainment System. This was the system that reinvigorated the industry. Games like Mario, Megaman, Zelda, and Donkey Kong launched the Nintendo company to the forefront of the industry. Super Mario Bros 3 was my favorite. The success of this console brought about the next generation of gaming and competition in the forms of the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. At the time I preferred the Sega Genesis, but now looking back I think the Super Nintendo withstood the test of time better.
This lead to the proceeding generation: The N64, Sega Dreamcast, and Sony Playstation. With these consoles, video games were given their first real taste of 3D graphics. The single greatest game between all three of these consoles was Goldeneye 007 for the N64. This was the game that really got me into gaming and sparked my love affair with first-person-shooters. Not only was the single-player campaign fantastic but the multiplayer was absolutely incredible. With so many features and highly addictive gameplay, the multiplayer was what kept me up late at night. It also helped that I was really good at it. I only owned three games for the N64 and this was the main one. Goldeneye was also one of the few games based off of a movie to be legitimately good. pure awesomeness.
Until...
Enter the PS2 and Xbox. These systems did 3D right. And the Xbox brought the coming of the new king of the first person shooters: HALO. Say what you will but the Halo franchise is worth over one billion dollars. The gameplay is highly addictive like Goldeneye but now you can play online with people all over the world, with better graphics, more features, and an all new storyline. Because I loved the Xbox so much, I sold my PS2. I didn't need it. Most of the Sony exclusives were slow-paced Japanese styled games that didn't really appeal to me. But this wasn't the end of the video game history...
to be continued....