Ever since I can remember, I have had a strong interest in video games and gaming consoles. I've been collecting vintage game consoles and computer systems as one of my many random hobbies for a number of years now. As such, I decided that it would be worthwhile to put together a Web site that could be used to 'archive' information about the generations of gaming systems. I feel that it can be both interesting and fun to visually explore how games and consoles have evolved over the years; it is hard to believe that just three decades ago we were stuck with monochrome "Pong" games and nothing more. These days, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish reality from virtuality!

Many of the elements that this Web site is composed of are completely original and were designed by myself. This includes:

• Fully original page layout. I designed the layout (including graphics and code) from scratch in attempts of portraying a vintage television set.
• Original scans and pictures were taken by myself of every console described with the exception of the Xbox, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Every picture was modified by myself.
• The game screenshots for the first seven consoles were captured exclusively by myself, while others were edited from existing screenshots due to lack of hardware.
• Many original Web graphics designed by myself for the site.
• Original bullets and horizontal divider(s)
• Original 3D graphics (Pacman, NES Controller, Space Invaders, Etc.)
• Original, rich graphical buttons used throughout
• All original code (CSS, XHTML, JavaScript) created from scratch
• All original text content and research, no copying/pasting!

A lot of time was spent in getting the CSS-based layout to not only appear as I wanted, but to appear virtually identical across all major platforms and browsers. Furthermore, I wanted to ensure that even those with extremely low resolutions (as low as 800x600) could view the page without any problems and without having to scroll horizontally. So, the site is pretty much compatible with more than 99% of all visitors depending on their configuration and setup. The site was also designed with expandability in mind. New generations of consoles can be added with relative ease, as can additional consoles for each generation, and additional screenshots.

Site Designed For VICOM-128 (2008)