Video Game History Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and terms from video game history lecture notes.

Magnavision

A product of Magnavox related to optical media and multimedia during the golden age of PC gaming.

Don Bluth

An individual associated with CDI Video Systems in the 1980s.

Laser Disc

A technology associated with Philips, MCA, and RCA.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

A gaming console by NEC, released in 1987.

The Augmented Chronicles

A PBS program from 1985.

The 7th Guest

A game for CD-i by Trilobyte, released in 1993.

CDTV

A product of Commodore International, released in 1991.

Multimedia PC Format

A set of standards established in 1991 by leading computer companies for PCs combining CD drives with graphics and sound cards to give software developers clarity.

Moore's Law

States that the complexity for minimum component costs has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of two per year

Pentium

Intel processor from 1993, part of the move to PC for everyone.

Amiga Workbench 1.0

Copyright 1985.

MS-DOS 5.0

A Microsoft operating system released in 1991.

Night Trap

A Digital Pictures game that generated controversy and increased sells.

Mortal Kombat

A Midway game released in 1992 that generated controversy and increased sales.

Roberta Williams

Associated with Sierra in 1995