Video Game History 101 Heres alot of links from a free enclyclopedia website that will cover everything to do with some deep gaming knowledge and history, which alot of new gamers probably don't know about: -Term: Console Wars (describes what this term means and how it pertains to the video gaming market) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_wars -Seventh Generation Game Consoles (describes the current generation of game consoles, which is considered to not be here yet, which is why Xbox 360 is considered the first of the "next generation" consoles) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-generation_video_game_console -Third Generation Game Consoles (Describes the "first" modern era of video gaming. Most gamers started gaming at this time) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28third_generation%29 -Video Game Crash of 1983 (If it wasn't for Nintendo during this event, video games would not be as big of an industry as it is now or even not exist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983 Theres much more on this site, but I can't put all links on here. You'll have to explore yourself. -Greg