A Brief History of Videogames

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[addemup]

This is literally the first YouTube video I ever watched. I'm glad I found it again after all these years

[RedoStone]

0:00 1st and 2nd generations (Arcades dominant)
0:27 3rd generation (8-bit)
0:46 4th generation (16-bit)
1:15 5th generation (True 3D)
1:35 6th generation (Games can now look semi-realistic)
2:04 7th generation (Most games are in widescreen; current generation at time this video was made)

[micah]

Really nice touch with the 6th gen console logos. That generation really set video games in an entirely new direction with the advent of fully supported online gaming

[Apkinesis]

I feel like my entire life has just flashed before my eyes.

[Moppy]

The MGS alert noise gives me a heart attack nearly every time I hear it.

[wolf-fb]

This is beautiful...I'm only 19, but I have memories of playing games from beginning to end of this video. Seeing how much video games have grown since arcade machines, it makes me wonder where they'll be in this lifetime :)

[CandidaRosa]

Still coming back to this because its fire

[purpleprinc]

That was awesome didn't realise it was just the game music until I read the description, I'm sure the next video will be a 'long' history of video games!

[maapem]

Where would this world be without video games? I have to say that Video Games are the most creative work i have ever seen!

[Baronhaynes]

"Hey, it doesn't have [game I wanted to see]!"

[Kavriel]

So many memories. i've played games starting on the mega drive, and i've played most of these iconic games, and the others i recognized.

[RenkoverGG]

0:39 remove cartridge, blow, insert 😻😻😻

[boutassai]

What a fun video, I tend to forget all the games I've played over the years. Thanks for putting most of them in perspective for me.

[TheParadoxBomb]

Whenever I start to lose faith in video games, I just have to look at this video to remind myself how far we've come.
And that it can only get better from here.

[Whiplash]

People need to realize that this is a BRIEF history of video games. At only about 3 minutes long, of course it won't include every game that people loved/remember. There are many games that I would've loved to see make it, but I thought the author has done a great job on this. Kudos!

[phunkaar]

i'm pretty sure that the primary selection of games came through as a selection of the music samples, and not the other way around. the producer deserves immense credit for excellent use of samples!

[acheron]

About a thousand games left out though

[fedora]

you sir, win. I'm not sure what you win, but you need some sort of prize for how awesome this is.

[Uniko]

i found it very nice till 1:46 then it went a little down.

[AkiraAlessi]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-! God Mix, but, there's someone that are missing.
Great job! It made me remember old times. I gonna cry by emotion...