The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 4

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 171-218
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- Universal Studios is very stupid to try and sue tons of company's for the name King Kong and all other things related to it, even though the don't own it.
- I'm envious of Howard Lincoln who managed to stand up against a legal powerhouse like Universal Studios with nothing backing him up.
- Atari's Video Computer System, or VCS, is also more commonly known as the Atari 2600.
- Universal Studios was suing Nintendo for the rights of King Kong because they believed Nintendo's Donkey Kong was far too similar to their King Kong.
- It seems like coin-op games begin to decline in the late 70s and home consoles begin to rise.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why was Universal Studios suing Tiger Electronics?
- How is the ColecoVision more powerful than other gaming consoles even though it had less RAM (random access memory)?
- Why is everyone trying to create sports video games if the idea is so overused already?
- What other third-party companies made games for the VCS and ColecoVision other than Activision?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Covenant (pg 212): a signed or written agreement of two or more parties
- Debentures (pg 214): bonds that are not secured by the assets of a firm
- Litigious (pg 215): contentious; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "Intellivision had a newer and more poerful CPU than VCS, slightly more memory, and played better-looking games" (Kent 195).
- Metaphor - "Just as Greenberg had seen an opportunity in manufacturing handheld hames, he suddenly saw a gold mine in becoming a thid-party publisher" (Kent 205).

1 Summary Sentence
- The continuos flow of new technology brings more conflict within Atari which causes the development of third-party developers which then leads into the lawsuit with Nintendo and Universal Studios.