Video games sure have come a long way since the days of Pong in the 1970s, when monochrome ruled and sound effects consisted of a few blips and pops. It’s amazing what we’ve learned to do with game design, graphics, and realistic 3D representations in virtual worlds over a period of about 30 odd years. Today’s generation of video game consoles like the xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3 is the 7th generation, and boy what a difference it has made. The infographic you’re about to enjoy is a visual walk-through of video game color development from its most humble beginnings to the stunning present. To see the evolution of game systems and color, read on.
The thing about this graphic that really strikes me as interesting is how in 1989, the first GameBoy was monochrome. We’ve been used to color GameBoys for so long now, it’s hard to believe Nintendo ever sold a colorless handheld system — especially since Nintendo was one of the first really excellent implementations of true color graphics in its flagship system, the NES. Click on the image to read the fine details.
