Encyclopedia - 1980s: Encyclopedia - 1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1980s
In the early 1980s, the computer gaming industry experienced its first major growing pains. Publishing houses appeared, with many honest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980s - People
1980s - World Leaders. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (Austria) Chancellor Fred Sinowatz (Austria) Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (Austria) Prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Success Of Games
Rare has in general found large success in its games. The "golden era" of Rare games began with the 1994 release of Donkey Kong Country, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Company Overview
Rare is located in Twycross, England and is the company behind many of the most famous games for Nintendo's various gaming systems: Battl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Future
The next generation of consoles is key for Rare. Xbox 360 is reliant on Rare games for its launch, including Perfect Dark Zero, a prequel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1970s
History of computer and video games - Coin-op Games: Dawn of a Golden Age. Main articles: Golden age of arcade games, and [[]], and [[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atari: Encyclopedia - Atari
Atari, Inc. NASDAQ: ATAR is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA), encompassing its North American operations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers
This page is intended to be a list of computers in fiction and science fiction. See the List of fictional robots and androids for all fic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia - X-men
The X-Men Art by Salvador Larroca. (See also List of X-Men) (See also Ultimate X-Men) The X-Men are a team of comic book superheroes in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 2000s
History of computer and video games - Sixth generation era 1998 - 2004. Main articles: Sixth generation era, and [[]], and [[]], and [...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Game Character: Encyclopedia - Video Game Character
A video game character is a fictional character appearing in a video game or computer game. In the early days of gaming, most characters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asteroids: Encyclopedia - Asteroids
Asteroids is a popular vector-based video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari. The object of the game is for the player to shoot and de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is a series of American science fiction films and television programs, first appearing in 1978. Initially, Galactica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Success Of Games
Rare has in general found large success in its games. The "golden era" of Rare games began with the 1994 release of Donkey Kong Country, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Company Overview
Rare is located in Twycross, England and is the company behind many of the most famous games for Nintendo's various gaming systems: Battl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1990s
If the 1980s were about the rise of the industry, the 1990s were about its maturing into a Hollywood-esque landscape of ever-increasing b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Video Game Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Video Game Company - Possible Origins Of Their Media Shy Nature
During the Ultimate years, the company gained a reputation for being media shy. It wasn't an intentional PR ploy, but it was simply that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1970s
History of computer and video games - Coin-op Games: Dawn of a Golden Age. Main article: Golden age of arcade games By 1969 Ralph Bae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 2000s
History of computer and video games - Sixth generation era 1998 - 2004. Main article: Sixth generation era 1998 Sega released the Dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1960s
Many of the earliest computer games ran on university mainframes in the United States and were developed by individual users who programm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The Beginning
1947 is believed to be the first year when a game was designed for playing on a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). This very simple game was designe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atari: Encyclopedia Ii - Atari - History
Since the early days of coin operated machines, Atari has been responsible for home consoles such as the Atari 2600 (VCS); produced a ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atari: Encyclopedia Ii - Atari - Atari's New Titles And Direction
Recently, Atari's top-selling titles have been the Dragon Ball Z games based on the popular anime license from Toei Animation in Japan. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Policies
Nintendo - Emulation. Nintendo is known for a "no tolerance" stance against emulation of its video games and consoles. It claims that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Policies
Nintendo - Emulation. Nintendo is known for a "no tolerance" stance against emulation of its video games and consoles. It claims that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Unauthorized Brand Use In The Philippines
In the Philippines, an electronics retailing chain operates under Nintendo's name, apparently illegal in nature since the Nintendo brand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Unauthorized Brand Use In The Philippines
In the Philippines, an electronics retailing chain operates under Nintendo's name, apparently illegal in nature since the Nintendo brand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Computers - Film
List of fictional computers - 1950s. The Interocitor communication device in the film This Island Earth (1955) The Great Machine built...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Computers - Radio
List of fictional computers - 1970s. Deep Thought, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (1978) Earth, the greatest computer of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Computers - Television Films And Series
List of fictional computers - 1960s. WOTAN (Will Operating Throughout ANalogue) from Doctor Who ("The War Machines"). (1966) The Libra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Computers - Literature
List of fictional computers - Before 1950. The Engine, a mechanical computer featured in Gulliver's Travels (1726). This is considered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Computers - Radio
List of fictional computers - 1970s. Deep Thought, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (1978) Earth, the greatest computer of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica - Other Media
A number of Battlestar novels based upon the series have been published over the years, including a mixture of novelizations based upon t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica Film - Other Media
A number of BattleStar novels based upon the series have been published over the years, including a mixture of novelizations based upon t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Video Games
Not only did the Ninja Turtles have a successful toy line, cartoon series, and movies, but they also starred in many video games. Japanes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Real-life Comparison
The entire X-Men franchise is built on a sociopolitical undercurrent. Mutants are often seen as a metaphor for racial, religious and othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Real-life Comparison
The entire X-Men franchise is built on a sociopolitical undercurrent. Mutants are often seen as a metaphor for racial, religious and othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Character Diversity
Since Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), the X-Men have also become famous for their wide cultural and ethnic diversity. X-Men - International ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Appearances In Other Media
X-Men - Cartoons. The X-Men occasionally guest-starred on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar were the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - History Of X-men
X-Men - Beginning. The X-Men were founded by the paraplegic telepath Professor Charles Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X. Xavier gathered the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - History Of X-men
X-Men - Beginning. The X-Men were founded by the paraplegic telepath Professor Charles Francis Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X. Xavier gathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Character Diversity
Since Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), the X-Men have also become famous for their wide cultural and ethnic diversity. X-Men - International ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Appearances In Other Media
X-Men - Cartoons. The X-Men occasionally guest-starred on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar were the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - History Of X-men
X-Men - Beginning. The X-Men were founded by the paraplegic telepath Professor Charles Francis Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X. Xavier gathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Real-life Comparison
The entire X-Men franchise is built on a sociopolitical undercurrent. The conflict between mutants and normal humans is often compared to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Character Diversity
Since Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), the X-Men have also become famous for their wide cultural and ethnic diversity. X-Men - International ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - Appearances In Other Media
X-Men - Cartoons. The X-Men occasionally guest-starred on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar were the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Tv Series
Michael Gough (1996 season)(U.S) Hal Rayle (U.K.) William Martin (1994–1996 seasons) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 1987 Cartoon Ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids - Film
List of fictional robots and androids - 1930s and earlier. Futura in Metropolis (1927) Annihilants, robot soldiers belonging to Ming t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids - Television Films And Series
List of fictional robots and androids - 1960s and earlier. Rosie the Maid in The Jetsons (1962) Robert the Robot, the transparent mech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids - Comics/graphic Novels
List of fictional robots and androids - Comic Books. The ABC Warriors from the comic 2000 AD. The Golden Age Human Torch in Marvel Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Robots And Androids - Web Based Media
List of fictional robots and androids - Animated Shorts/Series. The Hands of God, featuring in chapter 6 of James Farr's Xombie Rya B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Origins
Created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the TMNT originated in an American comic book published by Mirage Studios. The small-pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Comic Books
The Turtles originated in a small-run black and white comic by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird entitled Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Feature Films
All the feature films are available on DVD and VHS as well as the 2003 animated series. The 1987 animated series is available on its out ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Censorship And Hero Turtles
Upon TMNT's first arrival in the United Kingdom, the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" (or TMHT for short), since local c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galactica 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - Galactica 1980 - Synopsis
Set during the year 1980, and a generation after the original series, the Galactica and its fleet of 220 civilian ships have finally disc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galactica 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - Galactica 1980 - Short Life
The series had a promising start with a three-hour adventure that saw Troy, Dillon and Jamie sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galactica 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - Galactica 1980 - Syndication And Beyond
The ten Galactica 1980 episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for Battlestar Galactica and were given the same titl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Game Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Game Controversy - A Brief History Of Notable Criticism
In 1976, Death Race became one of the first controversial video games; based on the film Death Race 2000, it allowed players to drive aro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Game Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Game Controversy - A Brief History Of Notable Criticism
hfgmxmxhmhmxmxb In 1976, Death Race became one of the first controversial video games; based on the film Death Race 2000, it allowed play...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Jackson - Filmography
... See also:Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson - Early years, Michael Jackson - Childhood: 1958-1961, Michael Jackson - Beginnings: 1962...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Jackson - Solo Career
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall: 1978-1980. In 1978, Michael appeared in The Wiz as the Scarecrow, with former labelmate Diana Ross as D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Jackson - Personal Life
Michael Jackson continued to engage in door-to-door evangelizing as a Jehovah's Witness after becoming famous, but in disguise. His caree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Jackson - Controversies
Michael Jackson - Nicknames. Through-out his career, Jackson has often been referred to as the "King of Pop" and/or "Wacko Jacko." The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Jackson - Early Years
Michael Jackson - Childhood: 1958-1961. Jackson was born the seventh of nine children in Gary, Indiana to Joseph and Katherine Jackson....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Game Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Game Music - Early History And The Age Of 8-bit Machines
Arcade games in the 1970s often contained music of some sort, but it was typically monotonous and so indistinct that it was easily dismis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer And Video Game Genres: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer And Video Game Genres - Major Genres
Computer and video game genres - Fighting. Fighting or beat 'em up games emphasize one-on-one combat between two players, one of whom m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer And Video Game Genres: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer And Video Game Genres - Major Genres
Computer and video game genres - Fighting. Fighting or beat 'em up games emphasize one-on-one combat between two players, one of whom m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Poker: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Poker - History
Video poker first became commercially viable once it was economical to combine a television-like monitor with a solid state central proce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Game Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Game Music - The Arrival Of Cd-quality Sound
From the point of view of game music listeners, digitized music was not purely a positive thing. The old machines in 1980s had sound chip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Console Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Console Game - Other Information
Japanese gaming was overrun in the mid 1980s with the release of the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom, or Nintendo Entertainment System ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Video Arcade: Encyclopedia Ii - Video Arcade - Popularity
Video arcades started springing up in the late 1970s and were most popular during the golden age of arcade games, the mid-1980s. During t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Console Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Console Game - Other Information
Japanese gaming was overrun in the mid 1980s with the release of the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom, or Nintendo Entertainment System ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Game Programmer: Encyclopedia Ii - Game Programmer - History
In the early days of video games (circa 1970s to mid-1980s), a game programmer also took on the job of a designer and artist. This was ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metal Gear Video Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Metal Gear Video Game - Story
In 1995, 200km north of Galzburg, South Africa, lies Outer Heaven, a fortified state founded by a legendary mercenary in the late 1980s. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond Games: Encyclopedia Ii - James Bond Games - History
Since 1983 there have been numerous video games based on the official films, Ian Fleming's novels, and even original scripts created by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Degenatron: Encyclopedia Ii - Degenatron - Parody
Vice City is set in the 1980s, losely related to the Golden Age of Arcade Games. The Degenatron is a parody of early 1980s games consoles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 8-bit: Encyclopedia Ii - 8-bit - Video Game Definition
In video game parlance, 8-bit refers to the popular generation of video game consoles that arrived in the mid-1980s after the Great Video...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Platform Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Platform Game - History
Platform game - The 2D era. Platform games appeared in the early 1980s, when video game consoles were not yet powerful enough to render...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sports Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Sports Game - Games And Televised Sports
More and more, video sports games are starting to look and act like their TV counterparts. Additionally, televised sports, namely America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishōjo Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishōjo Game - The Bishōjo Game Industry
The bishōjo game industry is tightly linked with the Japanese anime and manga industry. They share many of the same conventions: for exa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - History
Nintendo - 1889–1968. Nintendo started as a small Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi near the end of 1889 as Nintendo Koppai. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - More Consoles
Nintendo - Nintendo 64. In 1995, Nintendo released a third console, the Nintendo 64 (N64), which featured vastly improved three dimensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Handheld Consoles
Nintendo - Game Boy. Main articles/the Nintendo handheld console lineage: Game Boy Game Boy Pocket Game Boy Light Game Boy Color Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Divisions
Nintendo - First-party. Nintendo EAD Tokyo — Youngest group inside Nintendo; responsible for Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. Nintendo Ente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - History
Nintendo - 1889–1968. Nintendo started as a small Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi near the end of 1889 as Nintendo Koppai. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Other Consoles
Nintendo - Nintendo 64. Main article: Nintendo 64 In 1996, Nintendo released a third console, the Nintendo 64 (N64), which featured v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Handheld Consoles
Nintendo - Game Boy. Main articles/the Nintendo handheld console lineage: Game Boy Game Boy Pocket Game Boy Light Game Boy Color Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Community
From 1995 to 1997, Nintendo's American community was hosted by AOL and called the Loudhouse. In 1997, the company paid for a very small B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Divisions
Nintendo - First-party. Main article: Nintendo development divisions Nintendo EAD Tokyo — Youngest group inside Nintendo; responsi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Overview
The new series departs from the original in several respects. In style, it rejects the traditional televised science fiction styles of St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Reimagining
Battlestar Galactica 2003 - History. Previous efforts to remake or continue the story of Battlestar Galactica by Tom DeSanto, Bryan Sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Episodes And Dvd/online Download Information
For the first season, thirteen episodes were produced and all have been made available on DVD in the United States and United Kingdom. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica - Concept
To summarize the various versions of Battlestar Galactica to a single concept: In another time and another place, there exists a group of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica - Production History
Initially envisioned as a series of TV movies for ABC, which would consist of a three hour premiere and two additional movies of two hour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica Film - Synopsis
Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant part of the galaxy in an age described as "the seventh millennium of time." Twelve colonies (pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica Film - Cast
(starring) Richard Hatch as Captain Apollo Dirk Benedict as Lieutenant Starbuck Lorne Greene as Commander Adama (also starring, listed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica Film - Trivia
Humans in this series had their own units for measuring time. Colonial time units do not appear to have exact equivalents in Earth usage,...   » Read the article