The History and Development of Computer and Video Games

For my APUSH class last year, due to budget cuts shortening the school year, our teacher decided that in lieu of starting an additional whole unit (not enough time) or doing nothing for the rest of the year (because that would be stupid), we were to do presentations on ANYTHING between the 1950s and the present day.

My project?

The history and development of computer and video games.

Aw yeah.

The presentation itself actually went over rather well, buffered at the beginning by this video compilation I made of a natural progression of historical landmarks and other famous points in video/computer game history. Now, I was allowed to make this video as long as it didn't go TOO long. As it was, this just-over-two-minutes video was just right, so please do not:
1. Whine about which games were showcased,
2. Say that X game should have been in - I in many cases could not produce or find clips to showcase and I am well aware of what COULD have been included,
or 3. Call me lazy.

Why? This video actually took me a while to do - I know it's not that complicated visually, but the process included me choosing a game, finding an emulation or close remake, setting up the parameters for HyperCam, playing until it looked good to showcase, cut the clips, and set them together. Plus I did it while out of town, so...yeah. =)

Enjoy...and here is the disclaimer for the copyrights in chronological order (starting with the song played) so I don't get sued:
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny ©2002 Lemon Demon
Pong (close emulation) ©1972 by Atari
Space Invaders (exact emulation) ©1978 by Taito Corporation
Frogger (exact emulation) ©1981 by Konami
Pac-Man (original port from developer) ©1980 by Namco
Super Mario Bros. (exact emulation) ©1985 by Nintendo
Microsoft Flight Simulator (clips from YouTube) ©2006 by Microsoft and ACES Game Studio
Kingdom Hearts (clip from YouTube) ©2002 by Square Enix
StepMania (direct download from developer) released 2005 as open source
Civilization IV (clip from YouTube) ©2005 by Firaxis Games, 2K Games, and Aspyr

NOTE ON CIVILIZATION: I don't remember exactly which version I clipped from YouTube, but I'm fairly certain it's IV. If you recognize this clip as being, well, not IV, then please tell me. Thanks!

Thanks for watching!

Programs used:
HyperCam 2
Nester
Windows Live Movie Maker

Thanks to tripletsandus.com for online emulations of some of the games showcased. Which ones? I honestly can't remember at the moment. XD

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• history and development
• video game
• computer game
• pong
• space invaders
• frogger
• pac-man
• super mario bros.
• microsoft flight simulator
• kingdom hearts
• stepmania
• civilization

[TheMikeyReilly]

Lemon Demon. What a perfect way to finish of a great video!

[TheGhostHybrid]

@TheMikeyReilly Hey, thanks! It was quite hilarious, actually - when I played it in class, I could see many people singing along or mouthing the words as it played. =) Thanks for the compliment! ^-^

[TheMikeyReilly]

@TheGhostHybrid To be honest, this song is impossible NOT to sing along to!

And I mean to say "off" rather than "of" in my comment.

And no problem. Respect from Scotland.