How gaming were introduced to me

The massive industry of gaming is driving the advancements in graphics and user experience in games.  There had been a fast and steady increase in these advancements.  If we go back twenty years the computing power was just a fraction of what we have now yet the size of chips and boards were much larger.  

One of the first games I ever played was fruity frank on the amstrad computer.  With the basic 2 dimensional graphics and limited movement options, this game still was incredibly addictive and was graphically at a level I never seen before.

These games came on an old cassette tape which required the game to be loaded from the cassette drive and be manually turned over during the "loading" process of the game.  This could take up to 90 minutes for some games which was quite painful and the game would often be left running for the day to avoid reloading the game.

It wasn't long before I got my first gaming console, the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) which introduced 3 dimensional games to me.  Loading times increased from 90 minutes to no more than 5 minutes.  This console made life so much easier, and was the cause of my first gaming blisters on my thumbs.

Many consoles came out after the release of the SNES in 1993 and each had an increase in the power and graphics just kept improving.  Also the artificial intelligence improved making the gaming experience more compelling.  

In the next post I will continue this topic and talk about the future of gaming.