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1、ALittleHistoryItallbegansometimeinthe'60s,whenthefirstmainframecomputerscametobe.Now,don'tquotemeonthis,butoneofthefirstcomputergameseverplayedwasCoreWarsonUnixmachines.Whenthe'70srolledaround,therewerequiteanumberoftext-basedandcrudegraphicadventuresrunningonmainf
2、ramecomputersandminicomputersallaroundtheworld.Thefunnythingis,backthenmostgameswerenetworked!Imean,90%ofthegameprogramswereMUDs(multiuserdungeons)orsimilarsimulations,likeStarTrekandwarsimulations.However,themassesnevergotatasteofcomputergamesuntilthequintessentia
3、lPongcameout.DesignedbyNolanBushnell,thissinglegamereallystartedthewholevideogamearcadebusinessovernight,andAtariwasborn.Then,around1976?978,theTRS-80,Apple,andAtari800allhitthemarket.Theywerethefirstcomputersthataconsumercouldbuy.Ofcourse,beforethenyoucouldbuykits
4、liketheAltair8000,butwhowantedtoputthemtogether?Inanycase,thesecomputersallhadtheirprosandcons.TheAtari800wasbyfarthemostpowerful(I'mconvincedIcouldwriteaversionofWolfensteinthatwouldworkonit),theTRS-80wasthemostbusinesslike,andtheApplehadthebestmarketing.Slowly,ga
5、messtartedtohitthemarketforthesesystems,andmanyteenagemillionairesweremadeovernight.AgoodlunarlanderorPong-typegamewasallyouneededtostrikeitrich!Inthosedays,computergameslookedlikecomputergames,andonlyahandfulofpeopleknewhowtomakethem.Therewereabsolutelynobooksonth
6、etopic.Everynowandthensomeonewouldpublisha50?00-page,semi-undergroundbookletthathadafewpiecesofthepuzzle,andmaybethere'dbeamagazinearticleinByte,butforthemostpartyouwereonyourown.The'80sarewhenthingsstartedtoheatup.Thefirst16-bitcomputerswereavailable,liketheIBMPC(
7、andcompatibles),Mac,AtariST,Amiga500,andsoon.Thiswasthetimewhengamesstartedtolookgood.Therewereevensome3DgamesonthemarketsuchasWingCommanderandFlightSimulator,butthePCwasdefinitelyatthebackofthelineofgamemachines.By1985,theAmiga500andAtariSTreignedsupremeastheultim
8、ategame-playingcomputers.However,thePCslowlygainedpopularityduetoitslowpriceandusefulnessinthebusinesssector.Andthebottomlineisthatthecomputerwit
