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Namco's Pac-Man was a hit, and
became a universal phenomenon. The game spawned merchandise, a
cartoon series and pop songs, and is one of the most heavily cloned
video games of all-time.
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A video game is a game that
involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback
on a video device.
The "video" in "video game" traditionally refers to a raster display
device. However, with the popular use of the term "video game", it now
implies any type of display device. The electronic systems used to play
video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal
computers and video game consoles. These platforms are broad in range,
from large computers such as mainframes, to handheld devices such as
cell phones and PDAs. Specialized video games such as arcade games,
while previously common, have gradually declined in use.
The user interface to manipulate video games is generally called a game
controller, which varies across platforms. For instance, a dedicated
console controller might consist of only a button and a joystick, or
feature a dozen buttons and one or more joysticks. Early personal
computer based games historically relied on the availability of a
keyboard for game play, or more commonly, required the user to purchase
a separate joystick with at least one button to play. Many modern
computer games allow the player to use a keyboard and mouse
simultaneously.
Beyond the common element of visual feedback, video games have utilized
other systems to provide interaction and information to the player.
Chief examples of these are sound reproduction devices (speakers) and an
array of peripherals (i.e., vibration or force feedback). |
