The Origin of Computer Games

Computer games are a symbol of the development of computers.

The reason that I feel that way is because computer games are always the first benefiters from the development of the computers. Many new technologies were and will be used on the Computer games to make them more entertaining.

Back in the 1970s, gamers can only paid games by typing code into their computer. There was still no developer like Blizzard, Ubisoft, 2K, etc. Hobbyists from different places came together and made their own games. For sure, their graphics, system, and methods are not as sophistic computer games nowadays.

             (On the left, this is how the games in 1970s look like. Simple and easy)

            Nintendo and others game consoles soon brings the pc games to a peak of that time (16-bit era). Their resolution is 640 * 400 which surpassed all their former computers. This also allowed people to make some better game designed than 1970s.

            In 1990s, Hovertank 3D was first published by id software and this was the very game that influenced whole genre. This game is a landmark in the

3^rd person shooter games. Comparing to this game,

Many games that was designed at the same era was not

as fast as this one does. Also, the fight mechanism is

better than other games.

            However, the games came to a stop at the end of

1990s due to the limitation of DOS system. For different

Games, one may need to modify the top CPU usage for

That specific game alongside with other configuration.

And this is when Windows came into people’s sight.

            Windows systems give designers a lot more choices than DOS time. The Physics Machine System, 3D acceleration graphics, and advances memory cards allow people to have some real coooooooooooooooool games such as Call of Duty, Halo, WOW, Destiny etc.

             Take two of them as examples: WOW, the short name for World of              

Warcraft creates a legend of MMORPG history. It was well known for Giant map and openness as a MMO Game. Halo, in another hand, brings people another viewpoint about games. It shadowcased a lot of real world politics withing the game.