Tom qab kev rov yug dua tshiab ntawm console gaming, kev lag luam loj dua li yav dhau los, tab sis nws pib muaj kev sib tw rau kev tsim kho tshiab thiab thev naus laus zis ntau dua los yeej kev sib tw. Tsis ntev, cov neeg tsim yeeb yaj kiab video tau txais lub khoos phis tawj lub zog tshaj plaws software khaws cia, CD-ROM. Tsis tsuas yog nyob deb tsis tshua kim rau cov chaw tsim khoom dua li cov cartridges, tab sis CD-ROMs kuj tuav cov ntaub ntawv ntau ntxiv thiab rub cov programming tawm ntawm disc raws li xav tau. Qhov no tso cai rau cov duab zoo dua, kev ua si zoo dua, thiab cov ntsiab lus ntau dua.
1992 - Prelude to the CD-ROM Age
- Historic Arcade Game Releases- Mortal Kombat
- SEGA tshaj tawm nws thawj CD-ROM-hauv tsev console nrog Sega CD, ib qho ntxiv rau Chiv Keeb. Hmoov tsis zoo, tus nqi siab nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm qhov uas twb muaj lawm los yog yuav Chivkeeb tiv thaiv lub cev los ntawm kev ntes ntawm qhov chaw. Cais SEGA daim ntawv tso cai ob qho tib si Chiv Keeb thiab Sega CD rau JVC uas muag lawv raws li tus nqi siab, siab-kawg, tag nrho-hauv-ib chav hu ua Wondermega.
- Id Software tso tawm Wolfenstein 3D, qhov kev ua si lub luag haujlwm los nqa cov koob npe ntawm Thawj Tus Neeg Tua Hluav Taws Xob rau kev lag luam loj.
1993 - Lub Tsib Hlis
- Panasonic ships thawj tus kheej muaj CD-ROM console, 3DO. Lub npe khoom ntawm lub xyoo los ntawm Time Magazine, lub kaw lus yog lub zoo tshaj plaws console nyob rau hauv lub lag luam, muab yug rau ntau nrov franchises xws li Ib leeg nyob rau hauv qhov tsaus ntuj thiab xav tau kev ceev. Txawm hais tias tag nrho cov no, tus nqi qis thiab kev ua lag luam oversaturation ua rau lub cev tsis ua haujlwm.
- Atari ua qhov kev sim zaum kawg ntawm kev rov ua lag luam nrog Jaguar. Txawm hais tias lub kaw lus CD-ROM, Jaguar kuj muaj qhov qhib rau kev ua si daim cartridge. Vim tias nws cov kab laum-tso processor, nco tsis ua haujlwm, thiab tus tswj kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub foob pob, thiab Atari tawm ntawm lub khw console thiab ua rau kev tshaj tawm kev ua si.
- Doom tso tawm thiab nrawm dhau Wolfenstein 3D ua qhov nrov tshaj plaws FPS game.
1994 - Sony nkag mus rau qhov kev ua si
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Historic Arcade Game Tawm:- Tekken
- Lub SEGA Saturn thiab Sony PlayStation tso tawm hauv Nyij Pooj tsuas yog hli sib nrug. Ob leeg yog CD-based systems, xa cov duab 32-ntsis, tab sis Saturn lub hom phiaj nyuaj rau gamers, thaum PlayStation aims ntawm xws li gamers.
- Sega thiab Lub Sijhawm Warner Cable tso tawm Sega Channel, thawj qhov kev pabcuam rub tawm video game uas ua haujlwm nrog lub adapter uas txuas rau Sega Chiv Keeb. Gamers tuaj yeem nkag mus rau hauv channel thiab ua si ntau yam, nrog ntau ntxiv txhua lub hlis. Hmoov tsis zoo, kev nom kev tswv nyob ib puag ncig cov tuam txhab cable thiab qhov kawg ntawm Chivkeeb lub neej sai sai tua cov channel.
- Cyan tso tawm Myst thiab nws sai sai dhau los ua qhov kev ua si hauv computer zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub sijhawm, rov txhais lub khw.
1994 - Game Age Ratings Yog Yug
Nyob rau hauv kev teb rau qhov kev txhawj xeeb loj zuj zus ntawm cov ntsiab lus nruj thiab kev sib deev ntawm kev ua si video, Kev Lom Zem Software Rating Board (ESRB) tau tsim. Thawj hnub nyoog ntsuas qhov system rau kev ua si video ua tus qauv 10 xyoo tom qab. Tsis zoo li MPAA cov yeeb yaj kiab ntsuam xyuas, ESRB pib nws qhov kev ntaus nqi tsis yog ntawm cov ntsiab lus nkaus xwb tab sis ntawm kev sib tham sib tham thiab.
1995 - Console thiab Computer Gaming
- Lub SEGA Saturn thiab Sony PlayStation tso tawm hauv Tebchaws Meskas ob peb lub hlis sib nrug. Saturn ntaus PlayStation rau kev ua lag luam, tab sis SEGA txoj kev maj nrawm los tso tawm raug kev txom nyem ntau yam nrog rau ob peb lub npe thiab cov khoom siv kim heev. Qhov no tso cai rau Sony lub sijhawm los npaj cov khoom lag luam nplua nuj ntawm kev ua si rau PlayStation qhov kev tso tawm. Tsis tas li ntawd, Sony poob tus nqi ntawm PlayStation rau $ 299, muag cov khoom kho vajtse ntawm qhov poob thiab ua rau cov nqi nce nrog kev muag khoom ntau dua.
- Microsoft tshaj tawm Windows 95, kev ntaus tam sim uas ua rau Windows yog thawj qhov kev ua haujlwm rau PC computers.
1995 - Tus Tub Virtual
Kom sim thiab siv lub Virtual Reality craze Nintendo launches Virtual Boy. Tsim los ntawm Game Boy tus tsim Gunpei Yokoi, Tus Tub Virtual yog npaj los ua thawj qhov kev ua si kom xa cov duab 3D tseeb. Los ntawm nws lub community launch, tus tub Virtual yog plagued nrog teeb meem. Ua lag luam raws li kev paub txog kev muaj tiag virtual, nws nyob deb ntawm ob qho tib si thiab ua rau ntau tus neeg ua si tau mob taub hau. Gunpei Yokoi xav tias Nintendo maj-tso tawm cov khoom ua ntej nws tau npaj thiab mismarketed nws. Nrog kev ua tsis tiav ntawm Virtual Boy, Gunpei thiab Nintendo ib feem ntawm txoj kev, xaus kev sib raug zoo 30 xyoo.
1996 - Console thiab Computer Gaming
- Nintendo lo rau kev ua si raws li daim cartridge nrog lawv 64-ntsis console, Nintendo 64 (N64). N64 xa ob zaug lub peev xwm zoo li lwm lub consoles uas tsis muaj lub sijhawm thauj khoom xav tau los ntawm CD-ROM-based games. Qhov tsuas yog drawback yog tias cov nqi tsim khoom deb tshaj li ntawm lwm lub tshuab. Rau ob peb xyoos tom ntej no N64 thiab PlayStation ua lag luam.
- Tomb Raider tau tshaj tawm rau PlayStation, Saturn, thiab PC, yug Lara Croft, tus poj niam nyiam tshaj plaws hauv gamedom.
- Id Software tso tawm thawj zaug hauv lawv cov koob nrov thawj tus neeg tua neeg, Quake, muaj cov duab 3D nplua nuj thiab muaj peev xwm ua tau ntau tus neeg hauv online.
- Meridian 59, thawj MMOG tso tawm nrog tag nrho 3D rendered graphics mus online.
1996 - Handheld and Novelty Gaming
- Tiger Electronics sim muab Game Boy qee qhov kev sib tw nrog lawv tso Game.com, ib tug handheld gaming system uas kuj yog ib tug chaw nyob phau ntawv, lub laij lej, thiab tuaj yeem mus online kom nkag mus rau e-mail. Nrog rau tag nrho cov peev xwm no, Tiger tsis tsom rau qhov kev ua si uas tsis muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws.
- Rumble nta tau qhia rau cov joysticks thiab cov tswj hwm uas tso cai rau tus neeg ua si kom hnov kev vibration tawm tswv yim raws li qhov tshwm sim ncaj qha ntawm gameplay.
- Tamagotchi, thawj tus tsiaj virtual, dhau los ua kev cuam tshuam sai hauv Nyiv thiab Tebchaws Meskas.
1998 - Lub Sixth Generation of Consoles Harnessing the Power of Computers
Sega pib Dreamcast hauv Nyij Pooj, uas tseem suav tias yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub sijhawm thiab tus tsim tawm ntawm kev ua si hauv online. CD-based system siv 128-ntsis cov duab, lub zog ua haujlwm tsuas yog los ntawm cov khoos phis tawj siab siab thiab tsim rau kev ua si hauv online.
1998 - The Second Generation of Handhelds
- Nintendo coj cov xim rau lawv cov tes nrog Game Boy Xim (GBC). Lub kaw lus siv tau yooj yim, GBC qhov kev tsim kho tshiab pib ntau yam kev ua si yav tom ntej, suav nrog kev sib txuas wireless, rov qab sib raug zoo, thiab kev ua si nrog cov pob rumble built-in thiab cov lus tsa suab sensors uas tuaj yeem tshawb xyuas seb koj txav mus li cas.
- Tom qab ua tsis tiav ntawm lawv lub tsev console, SNK tso tawm ib lub xov tooj ntawm tes hu ua Neo-Geo Pocket. Txawm hais tias pheej yig dua li lub console, nws pib tawm nrog lub vijtsam dub thiab dawb thiab raug cuam tshuam los ntawm qhov tsis muaj kev txhawb nqa los ntawm cov neeg tsim khoom ua si. Txawm hais tias lawv tau kho sai sai qhov tsis muaj lub vijtsam xim nrog kev tso tawm ntawm Neo-Geo Pocket Xim, lub kaw lus poob qis tom qab ob xyoos xwb.
1999 - Dreamcast Fail thiab EverQuest Launches
- Sega tshaj tawm Dreamcast hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Txawm hais tias nws tau tawm mus rau qhov pib muaj zog, kev muag khoom tam sim ntawd poob thaum Sony tso PlayStation 2 hauv 2001. Qhov no ua rau Sega tso tseg kev tsim tawm ntawm Dreamcast thiab rub tawm ntawm console ua lag luam tag nrho. Zoo li Atari, lawv lo nrog kev tshaj tawm video games rau lwm lub tshuab.
- Sony tshaj tawm qhov ua tau zoo tshaj plaws MMOG ntawm lub sijhawm, EverQuest, thaum kawg muab cov hom kev ntseeg siab hauv khw.
2001 - Third Generation of Handhelds
Nintendo tshaj tawm Game Boy Advance (GBA), qhov kawg gaming system los tsim tag nrho 2D ua si hauv classic style. GBA kuj yog lub kaw lus nrog cov chaw nres nkoj tshaj plaws ntawm cov yeeb yaj kiab classic suav nrog Nintendo Game & Saib thiab NES, SNES, thiab N64 cov npe nrov.
2005 - The Next-Gen Consoles Pib
Xbox xa tawm Xbox Live Arcade, tus nqi them nqi rub tawm rau Xbox thiab Xbox 360 tshuab. Lub tswv yim no ua rau lub neej tshiab rau hauv cov classic arcade thiab console games xws li Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Prince of Persia Classic, thiab ntau ntxiv.
2006 - Next Gen Consoles Txuas ntxiv
- Lub Wii Virtual Console's Wii Shop Channel muab cov nqi them raws li kev rub tawm rau Wii console, coj cov neeg tuaj saib tshiab rau ntau qhov kev ua si tsis nco qab uas muaj cov npe tag nrho ntawm NES, SNES, N64, Sega Chiv Keeb, thiab TurboGrafx- 16 systems. Txhawm rau ua si cov kev ua si no koj yuav tsum muaj GameCube Controller lossis wireless Wii Classic Controller.
- Lub PlayStation Network tau tshaj tawm lawv tus kheej Next-Gen tus nqi-raws li kev rub tawm rau PlayStation 3, tsis yog tsuas yog PlayStation 1 tshaj tawm classic xws li Crash Bandicoot thiab Tekken 2 tab sis kuj yog Arcade classics zoo li Joust thiab Gauntlet II.
- Ralph Xyooj tau nthuav tawm National Medal of Technology khoom plig rau kev tsim lub tsev console video game.
