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- From: grant@bluemoon.use.com (Grant DeLorean)
- Subject: Re: Home Video Games History
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.180309.9327@bluemoon.use.com>
- Organization: Blue Moon
- References: <mcm21wn@rpi.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 18:03:09 GMT
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- petitc@vccnw04.its.rpi.edu (Christopher Jon Petit) writes:
-
- >(Note: I accept corrections/suggestions and will post another version Dec. 21)
-
- > Cartridges for the 2600 came fast and furious. In addition, these tapes
-
- I challenge you to open as many 2600 cartridges as possible. You will
- find no tape in there (unless someone put some Scotch (tm) or masking
- tape in in a repair effort). Please don't further the cause of the idiots
- who call ROM, PROM or EPROM cartridges "tapes". I do have some games
- on tape around, but no longer have a tape player that will work with
- the Apples...
-
- > Alas, the Atari 5200 never really found its niche. You see, the Atari 2600
- >was doing so well that manufacturers were extremely eager to come out with new
- >games for it. Literally hundreds of tapes slammed into the market. Then, a
-
- There weren't any tapes released for the 2600, only cartridges...
-
- >recession hit. This, coupled with the seemingly endless array of Atari tapes,
-
- There were tapes for the 400 and 800 computers...
-
- > At about the same time, Atari tried to regain its past glory by releasing
- >the 7800---also an advanced system which was rumored to be able to run 2600
- >tapes. But, this also never really found its niche---very few tapes were
-
- No tapes were produced for the 7800, either. Only cartridges were made.
-
- > As a few years passed, the NES became almost as much a household name as did
- >the Atari 2600. Many different kinds of tapes were released---although none
- >included many (if any) variations as did the classic Atari 2600 tapes. Right
- >now, the NES has around 200 tapes available.
-
- There are no tapes for the NES, either. Only cartridges.
-
- > Sega also entered the portable game market with their portable game system
- >entry. Theirs was, however, in full color. The only problem was that, while
- >the Game Boy had (at this point) many offerings, this system had few games,
- >and the few games that they did have weren't really outstanding, mostly.
-
- You forgot all about NEC, the TurboExpress predated the GameGear. You
- left the TG-16 out entirely, too.
-
- > However, Sega didn't count on the arcade game called Street Fighter 2. This
- >game took the arcades by storm, and Nintendo started making it for the SNES.
-
- Capcom started making it for the SNES...
-
- --
- \ Grant DeLorean - IHMSA & NRA Life Member - (grant@bluemoon.use.com) /
-
- Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.
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