Ian Gonzales

Mrs. Soileau
US History
October 22, 2015
Annotated Bibliography
1)

Alexander, Charles P. "Video Games Go Crunch!" Time. Time Inc., 17 Oct. 1983. Web.

22 Oct. 2015. This article talks about the infamous crash of '83. The crash of '83 was a time
period when the entire game industry went down. Because of the huge variety in consoles that
were on the market...the industry fell apart...and as a result, forced numerous companies to shut
down.
2)

"WAR! - Nintendo Vs. Sega." Gamezero. Game Zero Magazine, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015.

This article compares the SNES and the Sega Genesis during the console war between Sega and
Nintendo. The article mentions the specs on each of the consoles and comparing them both. It
also briefly mentions what games that were available.
3)

"Genesis vs. SNES: By the Numbers." IGN. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. This article

describes how the SNES and the Genesis sold during their time on the market. The article talks
about how the consoles sold at first and then talks about the most influential games on their
consoles and how they sold.
4)

"IR Information : Sales Data - Hardware and Software Sales Units." Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Nintendo, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. This source indicates the historical sales of hardware units
from Nintendo. From the Famicom/NES era to the WII U most of their hardware is listed.

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"Virtual Boy - Gaming Historian." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. This

video covered one of Nintendo's most embarrassing commercial failures. At the time Nintendo
had done no wrong when it came to marketing and it seemed as if they always knew what to
release. The virtual boy however was a huge failure and quickly went down as an embarrassment
to Nintendo.
6)

"Sega Dreamcast - Gaming Historian." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. This

video described SEGA in their final days in the console wars. The SEGA Dreamcast was SEGA's
last ditch effort to compete against Sony and Nintendo. Despite having a great head start, the
Dreamcast was discontinued very shortly and became the tombstone of SEGA's hardware
industry.
7)

"Tengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo - Gaming Historian." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web.

23 Oct. 2015. This video covers the infamous law suit between Tengen and Nintendo. This
lawsuit set many standards for third-party development of games for consoles.
8)

"The Power Glove - Gaming Historian." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. This

video described the launch of the Nintendo Power Glove. The Power Glove was seen as a way
for gamers to take gaming to the future. However the Power Glove was a flop and was
discontinued after a year.
9)

Lockout Chip. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. The Lockout Chip was a chip

that prohibited unlicensed Nintendo games to be played on the NES. This ensured that only
quality games would be available for the consumer and a way to prevent another crash like the
one in '83. The Lockout Chip ran a complicated application known as "10NES" that made sure
unlicensed games would not work.

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The Rabbit Chip. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. The Rabbit Chip was

Tengen's attempt to sale unlicensed titles for the NES. The rabbit chip was made when Tengen
was able to steal the encryption data for "10NES" and was able to reverse engineer it. As a result,
dozens of unlicensed games flooded the market for the NES. This led to one of the most
important lawsuits in the early days of the gaming industry.