A Brief History of Game Console Warfare 53
conq writes "BusinessWeek has a gallery on the history of console wars. Starting with the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, all the way to the 2006 Wii. The details on the Magnavox Odyssey:
'This is where it all began. Game guru Ralph Baer's invention for Magnavox brought video gaming out of the arcades and into the living room. As the first home video game console, the Odyssey had no audio output and could only display black and white images. But the system came with translucent TV screen overlays to simulate full-color graphics in games like tennis and hockey. The Odyssey's sales were less than impressive: Magnavox had sold about 350,000 units by 1975.'"
To riff on PA (Score:5, Funny)
[Criticism of modern gaming and gamers]
[Self-deprecating witticism]
[Trite conclusion]
Re:To riff on PA (Score:2, Funny)
I used to work for Intellivision (Score:1, Funny)
Steve Wozniak used to work for Intellivision briefly at the beginning of the company and he created the games Enduro, Street Fighter and Double Dribble.
I now find that there are lot of people buying those retro consoles on eBay.
Which is nice.
Re:Cotton Candy, get yer Cotton Candy! (Score:3, Funny)