The Discoverer

« Back to the future » of the computer and game history

You are able anytime to know more about a video console, a computer system and a video game history by just typing on your favourite search engine few keywords. We found few new websites that are so useful to learn the computer and video game history.
First there is « The Video Game History Timeline » by Mauricio Giraldo Arteaga. Start in 1791 (Charles Babbage) and continues to The Little Big Planet for PS3. You have deep link information like Winter Games in 1986. This a good resource for anyone is interested on the computer history.

Moreover, if you want a video console system history timeline, visit Consollection. All information is in German language but it gives you a real Video game Console history starts from 70s to nowadays. By clisking on a console you will be able to look the original package of each console.

There is a great website that helps you to find all video game maps : VIDEO GAME ATLAS. It’s something useful if you want to play again your old video games and get the solution but also to know more how games were designed. It could give inspiration to code your own retro game or adventure game.

(credits to for thumbnail images : Matt Northam)