CHAPTER 5 The 8-Bit Era
▪ Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Discuss developments and breakthroughs in arcade industry during this time.
- Provide a brief overview of the history of Nintendo and Sega.
- Review key people behind the video games and consoles.
- Explain the challenges Nintendo overcame to bring the NES to the West.
- Describe how publishers redesigned Japanese consoles for the Western audience.
- Identify graphics and capabilities of third-generation video game consoles.
- Compare the technological differences among Nintendo, Sega, and Atari consoles.
- Discuss the innovations and ...
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