Video games of the 90's: 1990

With the increasing computing power and decreasing cost of processors as the Intel 80386, Intel 80486, and the Motorola 68030, the 1990s saw the rise of 3D graphics, as well as "multimedia" capabilities through sound cards and CD-ROMs. Early 3D games began with flat-shaded graphics (Elite, Starglider 2 or Alpha Waves[7] ), and then simple forms of texture mapping (Wolfenstein 3D).

In the early 1990s, shareware distribution was a popular method of publishing games for smaller developers, including then-fledgling companies such as Apogee (now 3D Realms), Epic Megagames (now Epic Games), and id Software. It gave consumers the chance to try a trial portion of the game, usually restricted to the games complete first section or "episode", before purchasing the rest of the adventure. Racks of games on single 5 1/4" and later 3.5" floppy disks were common in many stores, often only costing a few dollars each. Since the shareware versions were essentially free, the cost only needed to cover the disk and minimal packaging. As the increasing size of games in the mid-90s made them impractical to fit on floppies, and retail publishers and developers began to earnestly mimic the practice, shareware games were replaced by shorter demos (often only one or two levels), distributed free on CDs with gaming magazines and over the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_in_video_gaming

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[navyseai]

what music is that from the start?

[THE7thHAND]

@navyseai Robin Trip - Waste of time

[deletedandextended]

Sehr lustig, aber auch gute Werbung für den SNES (oder Super Famicom). Ich liebe Retro-Klassiker. Ich bin ein Fan von Games und bin Geschichtsinteressiert. Also ist dein Video die Perfekte Combo für mich.

[THE7thHAND]

Ich habe vor für jedes Jahr der 90iger so ein Video zumachen, ist aber ziemlich anstrengend... ^^

[doggypower1]

they aint got nothing on 2012 games

[kenseiharima]

awesome video dude!! this brings me so many good memories :P

[368Lefty]

Wow how times keeps on Slippin into the Future.

[KillaNate520]

@fpvshitsonhsv hah yea i was jus laughing at the way he said it seeeega

[fpvshitsonhsv]

@KillaNate520 MegaDrive is what we call it in Australia or Europe (Genisis)

[NeoGamemaster]

Heheh, commercials were always like "this shit is cool, so buy it!" and you would believe it completely! And it wasn't bullshit at all!

[KillaNate520]

MEGADRIVE....from Seega??

[DionDJVJ]

i like the description on the left.

good selection of comercials

[rang3r34]

The 90s were and alway will be for me the Golden Age of gaming!!

[verzeda]

LOL 3:33

The 'NEW SPECTRUM' has all the specifications of the old one, just with more keys, for $50 more dollars. FAIL