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    The History of Video Games #20: The Famicom Disk System
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 10 min

    The History of Video Games #20: The Famicom Disk System

    The rise and fall of the Famicom Disk System
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    The History of Video Games #19: Gaming on the NES
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 11 min

    The History of Video Games #19: Gaming on the NES

    An investigation into the iconic games created for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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    The History of Video Games #18: - Nintendo NES Hardware, Graphics, and Sound
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 7 min

    The History of Video Games #18: - Nintendo NES Hardware, Graphics, and Sound

    An investigation into the Audio Visual capabilities of the Nintendo Entertainment System
    220
    The History of Video Games #17: Nintendo Famicom and NES
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    The History of Video Games #17: Nintendo Famicom and NES

    An investigation into The Nintendo Famicom and NES systems, their similarities and their differences
    130
    The History of Video Games #16: The Birth of Donkey Kong and Mario
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 7 min

    The History of Video Games #16: The Birth of Donkey Kong and Mario

    An investigation into the birth of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong and Mario characters
    190
    The History of Video Games #15: Nintendo’s Game and Watch - Gaming on the Go!
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #15: Nintendo’s Game and Watch - Gaming on the Go!

    An investigation into Nintendo’s first handheld gaming system – the Game & Watch
    190
    The History of Video Games #14: The Birth of Nintendo
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #14: The Birth of Nintendo

    An investigation into the early days of Nintendo
    130
    The History of Video Games #13: Gaming on the Amstrad CPC 464
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 8 min

    The History of Video Games #13: Gaming on the Amstrad CPC 464

    In the last article, we looked at the development history, hardware, peripherals and audio-visual prowess of the Amstrad CPC 464. In this...
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    The History of Video Games #12: The Amstrad CPC 464
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 8 min

    The History of Video Games #12: The Amstrad CPC 464

    An investigation into the third player in the 8-Bit microcomputer market, the Amstrad CPC464
    360
    The History of Video Games #11: Gaming on the Commodore C64
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 6 min

    The History of Video Games #11: Gaming on the Commodore C64

    An investigation into gaming on the Commodore C64
    250
    The History of Video Games #10: The Audio and Visual Capabilities of the Commodore C64
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #10: The Audio and Visual Capabilities of the Commodore C64

    An investigation into the audio visual capabilities of the Commodore C64
    190
    The History of Video Games #9: The 8-Bit Home Computers - Commodore C64 - Hardware
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 9 min

    The History of Video Games #9: The 8-Bit Home Computers - Commodore C64 - Hardware

    An investigation into the hardware that made the C64 tick
    220
    The History of Video Games #8: ‘Spectrum Native’ Games
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    The History of Video Games #8: ‘Spectrum Native’ Games

    An investigation into the games made specifically for the Speccy
    190
    The History of Video Games #7: Gaming on the Speccy
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 9 min

    The History of Video Games #7: Gaming on the Speccy

    Gaming on the ZX Spectrum was an inconsistent affair. Join us to find out why.
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    The History of Video Games #6: The Audio-Visual Capabilities of the Good Old Speccy
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #6: The Audio-Visual Capabilities of the Good Old Speccy

    A light-hearted and nostalgic investigation into the graphical and audio capabilities of the ZX Spectrum home computer.
    720
    The History of Video Games #5: The ZX Spectrum - the First Home Computer for the Masses - Part One
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 4, 2020
    • 9 min

    The History of Video Games #5: The ZX Spectrum - the First Home Computer for the Masses - Part One

    An investigation into the first home computer for the masses, the humble ZX Spectrum.
    940
    The History of Video Games #4: Gaming on the Atari 2600 and the 'Great Video Game Crash of 1983'
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #4: Gaming on the Atari 2600 and the 'Great Video Game Crash of 1983'

    An investigation into gaming on the Atari 2600, from the high points of Solaris to its lowest point ever: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial.
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    The History of Video Games #3: Gaming Comes to the Living Room
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 7 min

    The History of Video Games #3: Gaming Comes to the Living Room

    An investigation into the early days of home console gaming, from the Home Pong console to the Atari 2600.
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    The History of Video Games #2: Pong
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    The History of Video Games #2: Pong

    How Pong became the first video game success story.
    580
    The History of Video Games #1: Where it all Started
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Mar 24, 2018
    • 5 min

    The History of Video Games #1: Where it all Started

    An investigation into the very earliest video games, such as Tennis for Two and Spacewar. They are so old, they predate Pong!
    220
    The History of Video Games: Introduction
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Mar 23, 2018
    • 4 min

    The History of Video Games: Introduction

    The first entry in the 'The History of Video Games' series. This series will chart the course of gaming from its beginnings to the present
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