A little game came out for PC, that took these new levels of graphics and sound, added a cinematic style interactive story, threw in a lot of highly imaginative detail and came up with a game that fulfilled all the requirements of an immediate classic. Many a hot, humid Australian summer night was spent with my friends, playing tennis or golf on the NES, glued by sweat to the other stalwart of the late 80’s lounge room, the vinyl couch. Not only did these systems have the endorphin popping graphics and sound, they were social creatures, bringing players together rather than isolating them. The NES quickly overtook the former staple system, the ATARI 2600, as the biggest selling home gaming system. These 8 Bit systems were de riguer household entertainment items and not just for the kids. The late 80’s saw the invasion of the Nintendo and Sega Genesis, or as it was called here in Australia, the Sega Mega Drive. Timeless classics that use world-building and seamless immersion, to drag the player away from the humdrum of life and into a wholly realised hyper-reality. Because of gaming’s inherent interactivity, the history of gaming is replete with titles that captured the heart, imagination and money of generations. A storm that produces entertainment so unique, that it doesn’t just raise the bar, but creates and defines it’s own place in history. Every once in a blue moon, creativity, innovation and technology, coalesce into a perfect storm.
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