History of the vidoe game Giants

Well I like most people saw just a few of the many video game systems. Some came out before I was even born. But for almost as long as there have been computers there have been video games.

In the 1970's, we were introduced to the big one of my childhood, the wonderful world of Atari. Now Pong is a classic game and I think I played the original version (not sure I was really young then).

In the 1980's, there were two newcomers that ended the dominance of Atari; The Nintendo Entertainment System and The Sega Genesis. There were of course the others but those two dominated. Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedge Hog were the first games and I played any amount on the new systems. The Nintendo was the first game system I ever owned.

In the 1990's, Sony threw their gauntlet into the ring and we got the PlayStation. Sony seemed to have replaced Sega. I can't recall a specific game that was trade marked by PlayStation that was their brand that brought them forward.

Now, the last of the giants in 2000's. Microsoft gave us the X-box and with x-box the big game that most people think about is Halo. (Which of course has also spread to the PlayStation).

I have covered all the big ones and most of those I played. For those of my readers that are out of their twenties I hope you have fond memories of those early systems. My younger readers I hope can appreciate the roots.

For a complete history of the game consoles go to http://www.thegameconsole.com/

Have fun and be Great.

Next: I go to the midnight release of Metallica's next CD at Bull Moose Music