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Things gamers would never have believed 20 years ago

In the 80s it seemed implausible. Now it's fact

Words: Matt Cundy, GamesRadar UK
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Maddoggmlt93  - 9 months 7 days ago 
Im going to have to agree with riodoku79. the 360 commercial was kinda pointless...good coreography but pointless.
Defguru7777  - 9 months 7 days ago 
Gaming's changed a hell of a lot since just the 90s. Of coarse that doesn't change the fact that all the kids in my school still mock me for my hobby.
nitrocole  - 9 months 7 days ago 
People were so primitive back in the day...
Sebastian16  - 9 months 7 days ago 
I LOL'd for hours.
understudybass  - 9 months 7 days ago 
jump in...get it? they're jumping in the rope? it's poor marketing thought you're right.
WaffleLeech  - 9 months 6 days ago 
The Xbox 360 commercial tagline "Jump In" Is reffering to Xbox 360's relatively large install base and teeming online community. They are asking you it and to JUMP IN, get it? Ehh...? Ehhh...?
nerorose  - 9 months 6 days ago 
@GoldenMe
Old meme is old. Deal with it. Rage is a good thing in this case. Also, LAST!
AngeloComet  - 9 months 6 days ago 
I would have thought online play would have been an obvious inclusion in this list.

The idea that I could be sat at home playing Mario Kart, racing against Japanese gamers, live. . .

My brain would not have been able to make the connection from '1980 reality' to '21st century reality', mainly because the Internet didn't exist.
deathrebellion  - 9 months 6 days ago 
lolz @ loadin times
Sash  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Video Games Consoles can also help to find a cure for cancer and other diseases. Bet they never saw that coming.
ELpork  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Jacko's nose gets smaller, Mario's gets bigger.
crazyjames  - 9 months 6 days ago 
I hate that this has to be my very first post as a member, but I gotta do it. "Sure, it was pretty safe that graphics would get more better..."

More better? Really? Didn't think it was possible to be 'more better.'
reyalejandro13  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Yeah, I have a relative who hasn't played games in ages. He decided to try playing Brawl with me. We were playing through SSE, and he saw Sonic in that one cutscene. I heard him in another room, ranting to himself.

@ Red: Mario 64 is still an epic game. I like it better than most f the games that I own.

Recaptcha is weird. 11)The Chanler. wtf?
Kang81  - 9 months 6 days ago 
"And early gaming man would have had a mental breakdown if he'd known that in the future he'd have to suffer mandatory installs that would take upwards of 20 minutes. The approximate equivalent of four masturbations."

I know it's a repeateded comment but who cares!

LMA)---Nice one!
Kang81  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Crap!! that was meant to be LMAO. Damn large fingers!!
tommy631  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Very good article i liked the dog balls and ice cream part lol
Sonneilon  - 9 months 6 days ago 
Michael Jackson! EEK!
WaywardRenegade  - 9 months 6 days ago 
awesome article

LAST!

ReCaptcha: male-dominated point
Spybreak8  - 9 months 5 days ago 
lol its kinda like that beer ad where the guy goes bak in time and everyone thinks hes a witch for having a ringtone with his cell phone ahaha. What woudl it be game related? Maybe a wiimote waving in the air lol.
Spybreak8  - 9 months 5 days ago 
I also wanted to say if you haven't seen this funny 80s video game sketch you need to:
http://www.cracked.com/video_16019_video-game-pitch-meeting-1979.html
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