Gamespot's History of Videogames
Posted on January 20, 2002 @ 18:49 in Research
Gamespot features a very interesting History of Videogames. It's basically a somewhat illustrated timeline of videogames. It starts in 1889 with the establishment of a Japanese playing cards manufacturer that will later change its name to Nintendo. They then move from the very beginnings of videogames through different stages of videogame history, noting the arrival and demise of Atari, coin-op games, the rise of Nintendo and other manufacturers, some historical tidbits like the establishment of the ESRB (The Entertainment Software Rating Board) in 1994, to end up in the present day.
While it's great to have all this info neatly packed into this article, it's too bad that the authors don't spend some time analysing and commenting various technological and social developments. It's a great source though to put next to Raph Koster's Online World Timeline. While this timeline also is a listing of historical events, by virtue of the remarks and analyses of people involved in the various events, Koster's timeline gives the reader more insight into the context and consequences of the developments.
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