Video game

A video game is a game played on a video screen.

Personal

My personal video game favorites.

I have been playing video games since around 1985 when my family got a used Atari 2600 with a bunch of games. Around 1988, my brother and I pooled our money to buy an NES. Around 1992, I got an Super Nintendo Entertainment System for Christmas. That was the last dedicated video game system I bought while they were still on the market, although I got a couple other used systems over time. Nearly all of my gaming is currently done on PCs, not just playing PC games, but through emulating older systems.

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Media

Infographics

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  Brief History of PC gaming (1990-2014).

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  The first game in a series compared to a recent title.

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  Iconic fonts from video games.

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  List of worthwhile PC games.

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  Best PC RPGs according to RPGCodex.

Fan Art

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  A collection of Nintendo game characters by Zac Gorman.

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  Zac Gorman's perfect childhood summer.

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  Video game character mashup by CartoonGirl7.

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  A video game version of The Last Supper.

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  90s Games by Angga Tantama.

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  Video games in easy mode.

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  A Nintendo video game mashup.

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  Minimalist video game characters.

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  Video game characters make up an alphabet.

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  Video game food nutritional information.

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  A mashup of video games on the girders of Donkey Kong.

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  "Nintendo Anthology" by Luis Carrasquillo.

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  How different games depict rocks.

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  Unspoken video game company mottoes.

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  Character running animations on treadmills.

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  Video game character Christmas wallpaper.

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  Video Game Battle by Deimos-Remus.

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  A collage of the 1990s era games.

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  Pop capsules.

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  Safely Endangered, comic.

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  Safely Endangered, comic.

Videos

Welcome to the Warp Zone (Official Music Video).

Brentalfloss - Game Over Tinies.

Brentalfloss - Game Launch Rock!

Links

     

• itch.io - Indie games online.
• emulatorgames.online - Play emulated games online.
• mocagh.org - Museum of Computer Adventure Game History.
• hardcoregaming101.net - Hardcore Gaming 101, game reviews.
• vgfacts.com - Video game facts.
• gamingalexandria.com - Gaming Alexandria (video game preservation).
• bigboxcollection.com - Big Box Collection (high-resolution box scans).
• howlongtobeat.com - An estimate of how long it will take you to beat a game.
• shop.ukiyoeheroes.com/collections/handmade-woodblock-prints - Video game themed Japanese wood block art.