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• 03.24.08
  Class 10 (Mar 19) assignment, class | (0)

  In this class we looked at the emergence of home computer gaming, which was very closely tied to gaming: Intel 4004, 1971 - The release of this chip, though expensive and slow, marked the beginning of the time where a modern CPU was available to the general public. The homebrew computing community build countless machines around this chip and other chips that would follow (the MOS 6502, for example) MITS Altair 8800, 1975 - The first computer sold as a kit or fully assembled. It didn't have a keyboard or monitor by default, but was a full ...
• 03.24.08
  Class 9 (Mar 12) assignment, class | (0)

  In this class we looked at the home videogame crash of 1983, and what happened leading up to this event. We also covered some additional topics from the same era (1978 - 1983) Handheld gaming - Mattel Electronics released the first handheld game, Auto Race, in 1977. They soon released the classic Matte Football game, and a large list of other follow-up games. Handheld and tabletop games were very popular during this era, and would ultimately follow the same route as console game (one system + many games) with the introduction and success of the Nintendo Gameboy in ...
• 03.17.08
  Grades Updated, Sunday March 16 pm grades, update | (0)

  Grades updated again - everything that has been turned in has been graded.
• 03.16.08
  Grades Updated, Sunday March 16 am grades, update | (0)

  The grades page has been updated. Everything I've received for the 1st assignment is included. If anything is wrong, or you have any questions, please contact me. To view grades, just click on the Grades tab at the top of the page.
• 03.12.08
  Class 8 (Mar 05) class | (0)

  In this class, we focused on more games from the arcades during the golden age.  Games covered include: Ms Pac-Man, Radarscope, Donkey Kong (and DK Jr and DK3), Defender, Burgertime, Congo Bongo, Moon Patrol, Robotron, Zaxxon, Track & Field, Scramble (and Strafe Bomb), Tapper, and more. We could spend the entire semester on games from this time, it's a shame we don't have time to cover more of them.

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