Rise of the Video Game
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"Rise of the Video Game" is a five part series on The Discovery Channel about the history of video games. The first episode aired in November of 2007.[1] The series ran under the tile "I, VIDEOGAME" in Europe.[2] It will premiere on the Science Channel on April 14.
[edit] Episodes
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"Level One" - Originally broadcast on November 21, 2007. The first computer game, called Tennis for Two, was made in 1958.
"Level Two" - Originally broadcast on November 28, 2007. Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Zelda, King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, EA Sports and Grand Theft Auto 3 are discussed. An insight to home Video game consoles is discussed, including what made the ones that succeeded popular.
"Level Three" - December 5, 2007. This episode discusses three-dimensional video games such as Battlezone and Rescue on Fractalus!, and first-person shooters such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, America's Army, and Full Spectrum Warrior.
"Level Four" - December 12, 2007. Simulation games such as Black and White, Sim City and Populous are discussed with their creators such as Will Wright, Peter Molyneux and Sid Meier.
"Level Five" - December 19, 2007. Internet gaming is discussed.
[edit] Errors
- Sierra's second game was not King's Quest. It was The Wizard and the Princess.
- Battlezone was not first first-person game. Night Driver came long before it.
- Battlezone was not what made the Army look into simulation. At the time Battlezone came out Evans and Sutherland already had highly detailed military simulations.
- Rescue on Fractalus! was not the first game to have first-person flight. In home games it was subLogic's Flight Sim
- Doom did not have a higher frame rate than Wolfenstein 3D. They had the same frame rate.
- Graeme Devine did not create Pole Position
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