To give you an idea of how old I am...
I used Softimage 3D version 1.0
It's come a long way.
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-----Original Message-----
*From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
Behalf Of *kim aldis
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:10 AM
*To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
*Subject:* RE: OT: Game History Test
You must be older than I am. Go on, what does xyzzy mean?
*From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
Behalf Of *Stephen Davidson
*Sent:* 07 January 2008 23:29
*To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
*Subject:* RE: OT: Game History Test
Yes. The first adventure game was text based
called ADVENT (for adventure)
read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ADVENT_--_Will_Crowther%27s_original_version.png
It was further enhanced by Don Woods. I went to highschool with him.
We used to play the game on a Digital PDP-8 mainframe computer.
Ahhh...the good old days...lol
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Steve Davidson
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-----Original Message-----
*From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
*On Behalf Of *kim aldis
*Sent:* Monday, January 07, 2008 6:12 PM
*To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
*Subject:* RE: OT: Game History Test
Video game or computer game? Games like chess, draughts were
around before video games and I’m pretty sure the first text
adventure game was around way before too.
*From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
*On Behalf Of *Ahmidou Lyazidi
*Sent:* 07 January 2008 21:18
*To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
*Subject:* Re: OT: Game History Test
was't the first videogame "Pong"?
2008/1/7, Norm Olsen <nrg_alpha(at)hotmail.com
<mailto:nrg_alpha(at)hotmail.com>>:
1. Who is nicknamed the father of videogames?
A. Ralph Baer
This is only part of the answer.. many hail Nolan Bushnell as
one of the 'Fathers of videogames' as well.. I have even read
him as being dubbed the Godfather of videogames.
Here's the wiki write-up on him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Bushnell
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From: carl(at)measurand.com <mailto:carl(at)measurand.com>
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Subject: OT: Game History Test
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:58:32 -0400
See for yourself if you are Game History buff…
1. Who is nicknamed the father of videogames?
2. What is the name of the first computer game?
3. What was the first home console?
4. Which console managed to outsell the nintendo famicom in japan?
5. Which home console was supported longer than any other (with
games being released from 1990-2003)?
6. Which company is credited for causing the crash of the video
game industry?
7. Which game caused a shortage of the yen coin in Japan?
8. Which company is credited for the revival of the video game
industry after the crash?
9. What was the first console to natively support online play?
10. Name the arcade hardware designed to coincide with each console:
11. What is the standard arcade pcb format?
12. Current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata founded what company
before joining Nintendo?
13. What spinoff company was Konami forced to create in 1988 to
avoid Nintendo of America's harsh licensing rules?
14. What did Ken Kutaragi design for Nintendo before creating
the Playstation?
15. What game inspired Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto to create
video games?
Answer Key:
1. Ralph Baer
2. Spacewar
3. Magnavox Oddyssey
4. NEC PC-Engine
5. Neo-geo AES
6. Atari
7. Space Invaders
8. Nintendo
9. Sega Dreamcast
10. STV Naomi Neo Geo MVS VS. and playerschoice
11. Jamma
12. HAL Labratory
13. Ultra Games
14. SNES sound chip
15. Space Invaders
Part 2
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1.What was the original name of Mario?
2.What was the first game he (Mario) starred in?
3.What did Nintendo make before video games?
4.What hit FPS was John Carmack responsible for creating, that
popularized the genre?
5.What anime and toy giant did Namco merge with in 2005?
6.What technique is used in games like Mario Kart and Doom to
create a 3d effect?
7.What is the top selling game of all time?
8.What company is responsible for creating the Unreal Engine?
9.What game popularized the use of ragdoll physics?
10.What was the name of Atari's handheld which was made to
compete with the Gameboy?
11.What was the name of Atari's last console?
Answers:
1.Jumpman
2.Donkey Kong
3.Playing Cards
4.Doom
5.Bandai
6.Mode 7
7.SUper Mario Bros.
8.Epic
9.Half-Life 2
10.Lynx
11.Jaguar
*/[ carl] /*=
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