When Nolan Bushnell introduced "Pong" at a bar in Sunnyvale, CA in 1972, the patrons lined up for their turn at this very simple video game. The world has never looked back. We've come a long way in the intervening years, but the video gaming industry seems to have come much farther. It is now a multibillion dollar industry.
Why?
Why? Well, as our former About Video Games Guide, Marlen Rattiner, said, "Our laziness doesn’t compel us to play video games, our ambition does." Video Games are not only fun, they can also be educational, and help develop motor skills and hand eye coordination.
Space Games
Whether you own a video game console from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, or Microsoft or a handheld from Nintendo, check out the top Space related games available for your system. You are bound to find something to please the most discriminating gamer.
Sony Playstation and Playstation 2
Sony PlayStation ranks as the best-selling game console in unit sales with more than 50% market share. With their double-barreled shot of the Playstation 1 and 2, you have a wide range of prices and game titles available. Chances are you can find something here for an afternoon's entertainment.
Nintendo Gamecube, Microsoft XBox, and Sega Dreamcast
Nintendo has been creating game systems for longer than most other manufacturers. Microsoft has only recently broken into the market with their highly touted Xbox. Sega has actually recently stopped production on their Dreamcast, but will continue to support it for a while. Whichever platform you have, there are space games here.
Nintendo GameBoy Advanced and GameBoy Color
Nintendo took an early lead in the battle for the handheld game system market and with their releases of the Color and Advanced models have never relinquished that hold. Whichever model you have, you'll find a space game here for your traveling game playing.
Video Game Ratings
Before buying a game for anyone, though, you should take into consideration the rating from ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board). Our Guide to Parenting Teens, Denise Witmer, has a great articel about this rating system and a guide to their meanings.
