Pong however paved the way for Pac-Man, where colours were introduced, and just forty years later we have the glorious 3D games we know and love today. Set against a picturesque all-black background, it’s safe to say it wouldn’t stand a chance as even an iPhone release today. Seen as one of the first games released, Pong was a tennis simulator in which you controlled your white block, moving up and down the baseline, to keep the white “ball” in play. Back at their inception, games barely came in SD.
Though the younger of you might find it hard to believe, games have not always come in HD. Gameplay, game type and graphics are all a constant draw for games consumers, but how important are the looks of a game to today’s gamers? History
Remember when this looked cutting-edge? Technology is moving at lightning pace, and in no other industry is it making more changes than in gaming. but you never forget that moment your breath is taken away by the graphics on a new game! Edgar Davids lines up to take an ultra-realistic free kick against Manchester United. Of course the graphics look like a shed compared to modern games like the recently-released GTA 5, Crysis and Uncharted 3, and indeed most smartphone games have better graphics than old PC games now. Plusnet broadband is great for online gaming, but what about the graphics in the games themselves? “Wow, look at those graphics! It’s like they’re actually real people playing!” – That’s me, watching gameplay on Fifa Football 2003, ten years ago. With Sony and Microsoft’s fourth generation consoles soon to be released, one of the main talking points has been how these consoles would work online.
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