Monday, August 30, 2010

Videogames origins of Nintendo

In 1974 Nintendo started making videogames. In 1977 they released in Japan the Color Tv Game. They released 6 different consoles each with different games. Around this time they hired Shigeru Miyamoto ( game designer). In 1975 Nintendo released the arcade game EVR racer and many more but had little succes. It wasn't until 1981 with the release of arcade game Donkey Kong designed by  Shigeru Miyamoto. Donkey Kong introduced one of the most important videogame characters, Mario. Unlike now Mario at the time wasn't a plumber, he was a carpinter. The game Donkey Kong was simple and fun. All you had to do was climb stares dodge barrels and rescue the girl from the gorrila, Donkey Kong, simple. Donkey Kong to the present day is still played. Played for fun or for holding world records. 

( Shigeru Miyamoto)

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