Video Game Technology

The topic I chose For this Report is Video Games. We have come a long way from the stuff our parents knew like the slinky and etch a sketch, So step into the future.

Probably the oldest hand held game system is the game boy it is about the seize of a piece of paper and has a black and white screen. At the time of this game boy there weren't many games.

The next system is the Game Boy Pocket it still has a black and white screen but the only difference was the seize it is more compact and small Though there is a downside to this new revelation, the screen was smaller and the buttons are small and cramped. It is about the same seize of a light switch panel.

My favorite of the hand held games is the Game Boy Color you can probably figure out what it does though. It can make ordinary black and white games full of color. If you use the games for the normal game boy you can choose what color you want to play. Now there are Games that only work for the game boy Color. The seize of it is very moderate it is a bit bigger than the Game Boy Color so your not so cramped.

The most advanced of the hand held systems are the Game Boy Advance (GBA). Instead of holding it vertically you hold it horizontally. it is not very tall but length wise it is about the seize of a game boy Color. There are also two new buttons available, the L+R buttons these are usually found on the ground systems, But I'll get to that later. The GBA has its own game cartridges which are smaller than the past game boys' but the GBA can also play those.

Now Were going t talk about the floor systems(unhandled and usually hooks to your TV)

The Nintendo is on the bottom of the technology web. Like the old Game Boy its graphics are very desolate but it does have color( unless you own a B+W TV). If you start up a game like Super Mario Brothers, Mario looks very blocky (not curved) Compared to the Mario on systems today. The controllers are just a box about 6 in. long 3 in. wide and 3/4 of an inch l thick. The games are cartridges about 2x bigger than a floppy disk.

The more advanced Super Nintendo Also Called SNES has better graphics it uses 16 bit color so it is alot more colorful than the Nintendo and the game cartridges are alot smaller making it easier to store. The controllers are are alot easier to handle than the Nintendo's box Version. There is only one down side to this new configuration: too many buttons there are the normal buttons then there is the L+R like the GBA then there is the X+Y buttons ,these are for using magic or I items on some games. You cannot use the old Nintendo games on it nor the game boy games, But I would still recommend this system.

One of my favorite floor systems is the Nintendo 64 or N64, it uses a 32 bit color scheme and it is 3D the controllers have a variety of buttons used for different things. There's the C buttons usually used to strafe or move,Z button usually used to crouch or lock on, the analog stick used for looking and/or moving, The D pad used to get certain visions or move (Depends what game you have), L+R buttons are used to block and use map, And finally the A+B buttons are action buttons you use them to change you weapon or open doors.The controller shape is my favorite and I think its the easiest to handle, it is shaped like a cursive "e."

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