Games in the 80s
Where did people go to play games in the 80s?
The arcade
What gaming console came out in 1997 that had a model for controllers everywhere?
Playstation
Name something that was the same about both articles
Kids play video games with their friends
What was something different about the beginning of the articles?
The person was going to the arcade in the first article and the person was staying home to play games in the second article.
What was a leaderboard?
When people earned one of the spots on a game.
What changed gaming forever that came out in the 90s but became popular in the early 2000s?
The internet
What was the same about the beginning of both articles?
They both describe ways kids get ready to play games.
Name something that is different about where people played games before the 90s and where they play games now.
Games can be taken anywhere
What was the first gaming console to come out in the 1980s?
Nintendo Gaming System
What became popular after the internet became popular?
Smartphones
Were people able to play on the internet before and after the 90s?
No
What was different about the type of people that play games before versus now?
People can bring their games anywhere now.
What was the name of one of the popular adventure games that was popular in the 80s?
The Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Brothers
What games were given as examples for games people play on smartphones?
Angry Birds or Candy Crush
True or false: Children play games with their friends in both articles.
True
Name a game that is different from one created in the 80s but is different now.
Super Mario Brothers
What game made in the 80s had bright colors, with a yellow pie shape for a main character and ghosts in it
Pac Man
What percentage of Americans play video games now?
70 percent
What is the same on the bottom of both articles?
The both show a timeline of how games have changed.
What is something that the author says will be different in the future?
We may be playing games with holograms