FHSTheFlash The Flash Volume 46, Issue 6 April 2006 | Page 7
Changing face of
Video Games and
By John Milby ‘08
Flash Staff Reporter
Atari 5800 w/ cartridges
size of cartridge: 4 X 4 in
(c. late 70’s-c. early 80’s)
Gameboy Color w/ cartridges of
games
size of cartridge: 2 X 4 in
(c. 1999-c. 2002)
We all know times change but that change isn’t very conspicuous
except for a few things. One of these things are computer technology. This
is especially present in consoles. A few people might be able to recognize
the Atari and the Pioneer receiver. More people will reconize the more
modren consoles and the the Sony Hi/Fi CD changer. These are relics of
computer technology and show how with the earliest computers, the game
designers could only make simplistic games with cell-phone ringer
soundtracks. Now we have games that are becoming more and more like
movies, and are getting more and more complex. They show off the
advancement of technology.
The consoles are from left to right: an Atari console that some teachers
and parents probably played with in the 80’s; an Xbox, which most
people know about it and the fact that it’s cool; A gameboy color…or in
other words the old handheld that was cool when it came out in the late
90’s, because it had color; An gameboy advance and gameboy advance
SP, two handheld consoles that are cool looking; An receiver that my
parent’s got sometime before I was born and still can keep up with my…;
CD player/stereo that is sweet (note: I took the picture when I was playing
my Led Zeppelin MP3; Led Zepplin is a band from the 60’s and is sweet);
and the last two picture are the new(the small one that is a heck an lot
more portable) and old clunky PS2 (the big one without any games...just
the contollers).
Xbox w/ Games
(2001-2006)
Gameboy Advance
w/ cartridges of games
size of cartridge:
1 X 4 in
(c. 2002-2004)
Gameboy Advance SP
size of cartridge: 1 X 4 in
(c.2003)
Pioneer Receiver
(80’s)
Sony Playstation 2 w/ video games
(2004)
Sony Hi-fI stero/CD Changer
(2005)
Sony Playstation 2
(1999)