| From PC based to console driven, video game | | | | version, from Super Nintendo to Nintendo 64, PC, |
| popularity has risen exponentially during the past 15 | | | | XBOX, Playstation, etc. |
| years. Most of us remember the days when gaming | | | | This leads us to more recent and graphic intensive |
| systems looked like a little stove (such was the case | | | | games. Since many users have access to computers |
| of the first Atari consoles) and graphic animations | | | | and the web, PC games became popular and have a |
| where better described by their "blocky style", | | | | great percentage of the gaming market. Following the |
| regardless the visual and operational disadvantages | | | | combination of strategy and violence we find popular |
| these early games and consoles helped open the | | | | PC games such as Half Life in which the main |
| doors to incredibly complex and graphic intensive | | | | character battles alien creatures and military-like |
| games which we now enjoy. | | | | enemies in a cold, dark and dangerous environment. A |
| During the early 90's improved two dimensional games | | | | less violent popular PC game is NFS (Need for Speed) |
| were released and Nintendo became famous for | | | | which is a difficult racing game due to its random and |
| releasing a game featuring one of the most famous | | | | surprising tracks. |
| Italians, Super Mario. Due to the huge worlds, levels of | | | | New gaming consoles require the gamer to use |
| difficulty and complexity it remains one of the favorite | | | | special peripherals such as headsets, other require |
| games to those who still own early Nintendo consoles. | | | | them to move their body (arms, hands) to move the |
| Later on we saw two dimensional games (for | | | | characters, this is the case of Nintendo's Wii. This new |
| Super-Nintendo) which were given an original spin to | | | | gaming system incorporates new peripherals with |
| improve their appearance and graphics while retaining | | | | special motion sensors which can also be used to play |
| the complexity of Super Mario's Games, such is the | | | | PC games thorough not-so-difficult hacks available |
| case of Donkey Kong. This game became so popular | | | | online. |
| that was later transformed into PC versions. | | | | New games have set a higher standard as far as |
| According to every gamer's age, different types of | | | | graphics and complexity. Playstation, Wii and XBOX |
| games are available. Some expert and hardcore | | | | brands are constantly competing with one another |
| gamers may find that Donkey Kong and Super Mario | | | | (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) but as long as new |
| are "Old School" or boring, that's why several action | | | | complex and extreme games such as F.E.A.R and |
| battle games were released such as "Street Fighter" | | | | HALO come out, there will be an increasing market |
| and "Mortal Kombat". The later became so popular | | | | demand and happy gamers. |
| that was released in nearly every gaming console | | | | |