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@@Magnus_Inno The only way for graphics to look better is to step away from realism from now on. We have already gotten super close to "real" realism in 3d graphics. What's left to improve on if the virtual looks identical to the real? That's why I said. The progress will only be slow from now on.
@@bigbrawler7078 well there no waiting time for generation because we can't live infinitely and ages to weakin your entire body if there any solution to prevent being old and not died from anything a bug to rop
join the club the ms fs was created a lot earlier though than 2020 because I have been using for longer than the 2020 it's just since then it has become very realistic it's still not perfect like a real aeroplane is but with this you can't complain it's incredible.
I think we've finally reached a point where game graphics can be photorealistic. Even casual FPS games like call of duty have achieved photorealistic maps, it's crazy.
1:22 : 1958 :- Era of 1 bit graphics 3:56 : 1979 :- Era of 8 bit graphics 6:39 : 1986 :- Era of fake 3d aka 2.5d 7:44 : 1990 :- Era of 3d 9:16 : 2000 :- Era of 3d with real time shadows. 10:39 : 2013 :- Era of realistic textures 11:54 : 2018:- Era of RTX 12:51 : 2020 :- Era of turning pc into smoke machine😂
@@lucasrem first rtx card was launched in 2018. in 1986 i called it as fake 3d because game will be running in 2d engine but it looks like a 3d game. so 2.5d. btw if u searched fake 3d, u will get tutorials on how to make fake 3d animations.
Technically now and then is just amazing I can’t believe how something like GTA V in 2013 to red dead 2 in 2018. The graphics side by side is amazing and you see what the graphics are for 2013 and now in 2018-2022. GTA v was in development somewhere in 2008 so the graphics changed a lot for many games. Not just rockstar but all games….amazing, it’s worth the money if you really want it to get that satisfaction
Oh my goodness, the games that are coming out in the very near future are looking absolutely incredible. This is mind blowing. Thank you for putting this together. I loved it! 😁
It’s crazy to think that old computers could only run ping pong or tic-tac-toe and now just consoles smaller then them can run a huge fully loaded cities (mainly the area your in)
Since the BEGINNING they have had such high quality standards - of course there are always improvements to be made in any medium, but for their context and subject matter, Flatlife is absolutely amazing.
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Because open worlds were become so popular. Providing immersive storyline in an open world cost much more than in a linear gameplay. I rather prefer linear storyline than thousands of illusive choices which actually do not change too much...
@@Youraveragegamer_97 not anymore but they used too be cutting edge creating the first 3d games on shes and creating the first 64 bit console and laying out the blueprint for what 3d games can be with mario 64
One of the first 3D platform games was launched on the snes back in 1993 wich was star fox. I heard it was very mindblowing at the time and i play it myself now.
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My picks for 1962-1999: 1962-1976: Spacewar! (1962), Panther (1975), Spasim (1974), Maze War (1973), Moria (1975), DND (1975 or 1976) 1977: Starship 1 (Atari), Super Bug ARC, Space Wars (Cinematronix), Apple Breakout, Lander, Oubliette, Boot Hill, Air-Sea Battle, Combat 1978: Star Fire ARC, Blue Shark, Superman, Space Invaders ARC, Escape! (Apple II), Outlaw, Home Run, Super Road Champions ARC 1979: Speed Freak ARC, Auto Racing (Intellivision), Star Raiders (Atari 8-bit), NFL Football (Intellivision), Pirates (Programma Int., Apple II), Armor Battle (Intellivision), Akalabeth 1980: Defender ARC (1981?), Missile Command ARC, Pac-Man ARC, Battlezone ARC, Red Baron ARC, Fishing Derby A2600, NASL Soccer, Skiing, Adventure, Radar Scope ARC, 1981: Donkey Kong ARC, Turbo ARC, Tempest ARC, Star Strike (Intellivision), Utopia ITV, The Demon's Forge (Apple II), Ulysses and the Golden Fleece, ; 1982: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom, Pole Position, MS Flight Simulator 1.0 (IBM PC 5150 or equivalent DOS PC), Wayout Atari 8-bit, Zaxxon ARC, Moon Patrol ARC, 1983: Star Wars ARC, Major Havoc, TX-1 ARC (three monitors), Tropical Angel ARC, Congo Bongo ARC, Cube Quest (part FMV); FMV: Star Rider (FMV), Dragon's Lair (FMV), Space Ace (FMV), Interstellar Laser Fantasy (FMV), Bega's Battle (FMV) 1984: "I, Robot" ARC, Punch-Out! ARC, Roller Jammer ARC, Bank Panic ARC, Marble Madness ARC, Elite BBC Micro, Skyfox AII, Karateka AII, Donald Duck's Playground C64, Wild Gunman (NES), MS Flight Simulator 2.0 (AII/C64/Atari 8-bit), 1985: Space Harrier ARC, Rescue on Fractalus (Atari 8-bit/C64), Hang-On ARC, Mag Max/MagMax ARC, Super Mario Bros. NES, Alternate Reality: The City (Atari 8-bit), Buggy Boy ARC, 1986: Defender of the Crown, Outrun, Wibarm, Fantasy Zone, WEC Le Mans 24, Darius (three monitors ver.), Amnork FM-7, Gunship (ST) 1987: Thunder Blade, After Burner I & II ARC, Dungeon Master, Phantasy Star, Punch-Out NES, R-Type ARC, Super Hang-On, Continental Circus, 1988: Winning Run, Galaxy Force 2 ARC, The Colony MAC, Carrier Command AMI/ST, Ghouls 'n Ghosts ARC, MS Flight Simulator 3.0, Starglider 2, Top Landing, Power Drift ARC, F/A-18 Interceptor (AMI) 1989: Star Cruiser X68K, Indianapolis 500, Final Fight, STUN Runner, Hard Drivin', It Came From the Desert, Winning Run: Suzuka GP, Strider, Shadow of the Beast, Tengai Makyou: Ziria 1990: Red Baron, Simulcra, King's Quest 5, Monkey Island, Pilotwings and F-Zero, Race Drivin', Stunts, Test Drive III, Midwinter, GP Rider, Air Inferno, G-LOC ARC 1991: Blade Master, Starblade, Street Fighter II, Sonic the Hedgehog, Another World, Solvalou, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, Vroom, Driver's Eyes, World Circuit/Formula One Grand Prix, Hunter, Steel Talons, Quackshot 1992: Virtua Racing, Comanche: Maximum Overkill, Stunt Island, Ultima Underworld, Alone in the Dark, Art Of Fighting, F-15 Strike Eagle III, Air Combat ARC, No Second Prize 1993: Daytona USA (location test), Ridge Racer, Doom, Indycar Racing, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter ARC, Aladdin MD, Cyber Sled 1994: Virtua Fighter 2, Armored Warriors, Cyber Commando ARC, Under a Killing Moon PC, Jurassic Park ARC, Donkey Kong Country/DKC, X-Men: Children Of The Atom ARC, Ridge Racer 2 ARC, The Need for Speed 3DO, Magic Carpet, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, System Shock PC, Wing Commander III: Heart Of The Tiger PC 1995: Fighting Vipers, Gunblade NY, Rave Racer, Sega Rally ARC, Time Crisis, Wipeout PS1, Seiken Densetsu 3/Secret of Mana 2, Full Throttle, Chrono Trigger, Marvel Super Heroes ARC, The Terminator: Future Shock, Panzer Dragoon SAT, Samurai Shodown III ARC, Screamer, Street Fighter Alpha ARC, Rayman, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge ARC, X-Men: Children Of The Atom SAT, 1996: Sega Super GT/Scud Race ARC, Virtua Fighter 3 ARC (location test), Dead or Alive ARC, Last Bronx ARC, Tomb Raider PC, Quake PC, Virtual On ARC, The Neverhood (part FMV), Red Earth ARC, Soul Blade ARC & PS1, Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade PS1, Super Mario 64, House of the Dead ARC 1997: Quake II, Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders, Gran Turismo (60 FPS in hi-fi mode), Tekken 3 ARC, Screamer Rally, Sega Bass Fishing ARC, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Final Fantasy VII PS1 (1998 PC), Star Fox 64, Colony Wars, Blade Runner, Time Crisis 2 ARC, Fighting Wu-Shu 2nd!/Fighting Bujutsu ARC, Turok N64, Mega Man Legends/Rockman Dash, Dungeon Keeper WIN, Street Fighter III: New Generation & Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Motor Raid, Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari SAT, GoldenEye 007 1998: Unreal (1998), Sega Rally 2, Dethkarz, House of the Dead 2 ARC (1999 DC), LA Machineguns, Blood II, Daytona USA 2, The Ocean Hunter, Half-Life PC, Grim Fandango, Sin, Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash Of Super Heroes, Fighting Vipers 2, Soul Calibur/SoulCalibur ARC, Street Fighter Alpha 3 ARC, Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram, Magical Truck Adventure, R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 PS1, Star Wars Trilogy, Banjo-Kazooie N64, Spyro The Dragon PS1, Starcraft PC 1999: Brave Firefighters, Soul Calibur DC, Unreal Tournament, Dead or Alive 2, Quake III, Descent 3, Shenmue DC, Power Stone ARC & DC, Ferrari F355 Challenge ARC, F355 Challenge Twin, Aliens vs Predator, Freespace 2, Out Trigger/OutTrigger ARC (2001 DC), Rayman 2 DC & PC, Crazy Taxi ARC (2000 DC), Outcast, Dungeon Keeper 2, Battlezone II: Combat Commander, Homeworld, Gran Turismo 2 PS1
Eventually, video games will get to the point where graphics are so realistic, that it seems like you are playing as the main protagonist of a live action movie.
8:14 this is why competition is always necessary. Improve yourself to beat the others on an aspect keep doing it to surpass each other and you improve, just don’t smack each other
A stunning journey from basic, pixelated sights to highly detailed and immersive 4K worlds is illustrated by the growth of video game graphics from 1947 to 2023. This progression reflects advances in both technological and artistic design.
What made me mindblowed is that these graphics are better than my eyesight 😲.Looks there will be a time when these graphics are better than our real world
I've been watching your videos only for a few months but I've been watching your growth over that time & it's so good to see that you're getting to a place in which it can be your living as I feel you have a lot to offer & there is definitely a gap for you to become a big TH-camr 😊
Ray Tracing in games really did give us the improvement in graphics we all wanted. We are now getting the tech scaled down to even work on our phones. Imagine VR games in a few years..
Great video! Have you done an evolution on soulsborne games yet? I think that’d be a great video seeing as how the Elden Ring is coming soon, and it looks like BOTW dark souls!
it's amazing how the graphics have evolved, 1947 to 1990s the graphics evolved and got better a little one at a time, then 2000s to 2020s it has evolved really quickly lol
I remember playing Test Drive on the Amiga, which was 3D racing in 1987 and F/A-18 Interceptor the following year, as a 3D flight-sim. Super simple polygons, but still 3D and way earlier than '91 or '92. Pretty sure the parallax effect was there as two layers in dual playfield mode earlier too.
It is interesting that the adventures of Hellblade, i.e. Senua, were not even mentioned, even though the Unreal engine, its graphics and the way it was made, or its real-time motion capture presentation would have been distinctly unique and fitting here.
How the hell can he forgot Prince of Persia??? It was the most legendry and revolutionary game! Prince of Persia 1989 and pop 2 Even the prince of Persia trilogy!!!
Oh man, I remember playing "River Raid" on the "Atari 2600" back in the 90s with my dad and having a blast with mom watching confused like "the fuck are they so competitive and hyped about?". I also remember that my "Atari 2600", for some strange reason, came in a box that had Rambo holding an RPG as the cover art. Don't get me wrong, it was badass, but it felt weird for such an (back then) underwhelming game console to have such a cool guy representing it.
incredible as always flatlife! Subscribed and addicted to your channel, i enjoyed a lot this video! My only complaint is that you didn't include mario 64 or zelda ocarina of time. Sure, these games were far from first in 3d gaming, but no game before them nailed the controls, create such massive and dense worlds, use high-tech (at the time of course) gameplay and graphics and be of course freaking fun. Arguable of course, that is my humble opinion. But still.
I was even surprised that they didn't include metal gear solid games. They were some real achievements especially mgs2 with the locked 60fps with those beautiful graphics and story.
Fun fact: Nolan bushnell actually created Chuck E. Cheese, and he actually made it because he wanted an arcade for children to hang out and play while eating pizza alongside with animatronics and the rest is history..
Im So Glad Since I Began Using TH-cam Almost 3 Months Ago Where I Learn New Things & Started Watching More Channels. Also Graphics Has Gradually Improved Since 1980!
ok but how do you go from squiggly lines to hyper realistic games containg 4k resolution included with huge franchises and character icons. Evolution is a mind-blowing thing
Starting in the 1980s we had arcade machines, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC and as the years went by in the 1990s we had the PS1, N64 and PCs and Dreamcast. By 2000 we got the PS2 and Xbox Original and GameCube.
In 1981 I was stationed at the Navy's first Air Traffic control station using computers to combine multiple radar signals from 'further' locations to create a much larger area for aircraft surveillance. They had multiple workstations as well as the Controller monitors all hooked up. When the Airspace was returned to the FAA at night there wasn't much to do but the civilian contractors maintaining the code and equipment had loaded ZORK (text based) for something to mess with. I personally could create my own 'maps' on a Monitor which wasn't being used as well as fake targets which would be used for training purposes. I decided to make a race course and would used the keystroke commands for heading to guide the target through the course. My superiors just looked and went on . . . . They appreciated my eagerness to understand how the new systems worked. :)
1947-1972: The early era 1972--1996: Pixel 2D era 1996-2003: Semi improved 3D graphics 2003-2006: Better 3D graphic era 2006-2013: Semi-realistic era 2013-Present: Realistic era
Great video, I'm reliving some of these games in my head now :) Parallax effects were introduced in the 1980s when 16-bit machines were powerful enough to handle the graphics requirements, like Shadow of the Beast (1989) by Psygnosis. IBM PCs were not up to the graphical standard of the Amiga at the time. That came later when dedicated graphics cards emerged. Vector 3d games were also around in the '80s. See the original Star Wars arcade machine, or StarGlider on the Amiga. I wouldn't describe parallax as a 2.5d style, although it's obviously a hybrid solution before we get to full 3d. There were plenty of isometric games that used this style, including The Sims, as mentioned in the video. Defining a 'real' 3D game isn't easy. Virtua Racing was THE 3D pioneer in the arcades. Doom was a revolutionary 3d style game in terms of presentation, but it's a 2d game in how it plays. There's no real 3rd dimension to interact with in the environment, and the enemies are all 2d sprites. (I think) Quake or Dark Forces was one of the earliest real 3D FPS games. Once games were using polygons to generate the images things were more properly 3d, so systems like the Playstation or Saturn were the real turning point here.
Parallax scrolling pre-dates 16 bit computers, some games on C64 used them. 16 bit computers allowed more layers to be calculated improving the effect. The first 3D rendered games on consoles really began on SNES games like Starwing which had a RISC based accelerator (the SuperFX chip) fitted into the cartridge allowing objects to be rendered using polygons instead of sprites.
@@darthwiizius I did not realise that about the C64. I had a Spectrum :) You're right about the FX chip, that really pushed things forward. I meant turning point in the sense of mainstream/popularised. It was the following generation of consoles which really took it mainstream with native hardware.
@@pd77uk Yeah the extra processing and memory really did help with parallax effects, on C64 it was typically a front layer and a back layer of very simple backgrounds where the 16 bit machines threw a middle layer and added a lot more detail. SNES really took it again by being able to render 2 separate grids simultaneously, one full resolution and one low resolution allowing for additional transparency effects in games like Kirby 3 (or was it 4?, it was a long time ago). Fun fact about the SuperFX chip: It was developed by a UK team and originally offered to SEGA who rejected it. The team later went on to develop the Gamecube GPU and then were bought out by ATi just before launch. ATi were then bought out by AMD so they could get into the GPU market.
Top 10 most impactful franchises: #1 MineCraft #2 Tetris #3 Super Mario Bros. #4 Pac Man #5 Metroid #6 Zelda #7 Pokémon #8 Duck Hunt #9 Frogger #10 Street Fighter
Fast forward to 2023 and Unreal 5.2 has improved in scale in a way that is mind-numbing . The square miles you can render is staggering. For modded games how did you miss Fallout 4?
Did you notice that if a scrolling is used that the mind actually creates a perception of depth. Its not merely an interpretation of the view but actual "jumping out" objects.
I remember myself as a kid, 8 years old, looking at Madagascar looked so realistic on the Playstation 2. I just couldn't believe. Now look at how far we've come.
FEAR's and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory graphics was insanely good, still pretty good till this day for a 17 year old game, and man Metal Gear Solid 3 still looks amazing
14:24 maybe it has realistic physics, but when you "crash" your plane, instead of satisfying simulation of a plane crash, you're greeted with a screen "you died lol"
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Hey sir, where can I find the pictures of the Thumbnail? Specially the right one.
You should make a evolution of every single ever made with all details of the game
Gran turismo ?
1947: wow this graphics are so cool!
2021: wow this graphics are so cool!
2100: wow this graphics are so cool!
3000: wow this simulation graphics are so cool
100,000,000: “bleh”
@@emanueleriboldi1656 Then?
Btw if u don’t get it 1947 they tried their best trying to get good graphics
Same goes for 2021
*these
Early 1970s: Wow! These graphics are realistic
2022: These graphics can be Better
2050: WHY IS THIS GAME IN 4K! IT SHOULD BE IN 8K!
Just imagine what our gaming graphics will look like in 2050. Truly is amazing
Virtual Reality Gaming may be
@@BenchWiz vr gaming already exists m8
@@BenchWiz lmao what
Hologram gaming
Honestly I really don't know how much more graphics can improve at this point. The only next step would be real life?
It’s hard to believe that graphics have evolved so much
@Hotrod me too
why
It will be only a matter of time before we live in the digital world
@@shiningsword5306 shush
@@Kyzerii ok...
Imagine graphics in 100 years, we could create our own matrix
Imagine the graphics in just 10 years
Actually no. Progress will only get slower from here on.
@@bigbrawler7078 true but imagine like the ps6 or ps7, the graphics will be astonishing
@@Magnus_Inno The only way for graphics to look better is to step away from realism from now on. We have already gotten super close to "real" realism in 3d graphics. What's left to improve on if the virtual looks identical to the real? That's why I said. The progress will only be slow from now on.
@@bigbrawler7078 well there no waiting time for generation because we can't live infinitely and ages to weakin your entire body if there any solution to prevent being old and not died from anything a bug to rop
Gaming really came a long way when it comes to graphics.
Yea look at first super Mario then look at RDR2
Fr. It cant get bettee than now
People in 1980s: Damn these graphics are so realistic it can't get any better
Legit how I was like when I saw RDR2
Didn’t say that lol
from very simple graphics to 3d, then real life graphics now that the metaverse exists we are just going bsckwards
I used to think that as a kid playing NFS Underground 2.
No one said that lol.
I love flight simulator! MSFS2020 combined with VATSIM is actually helping me with my real world flight training!
Damn that's amazing, and good luck
There are also professional pilots who play that in their free time, and practice procedures during the Corona downtimes.
join the club the ms fs was created a lot earlier though than 2020 because I have been using for longer than the 2020 it's just since then it has become very realistic it's still not perfect like a real aeroplane is but with this you can't complain it's incredible.
I think we've finally reached a point where game graphics can be photorealistic. Even casual FPS games like call of duty have achieved photorealistic maps, it's crazy.
and they can become better and better!
Not even close to photo realistic but Thx for trying.
GTA V must of been the best game of 2013. I remember picking it up for my PS3. The graphics were amazing for back then!! I was mind blown
2013 had better looking games but you needed a gaming pc. Crysis from 2007 had better graphics then gta V but you needed a top of the line PC.
Nfs rivals
I just got a ps4 on GTA and the graphics are awesome
@@bullymaguire6942 The hell you still play on the old gem of gaming you old poopy face🤓
@@TheEPICskwock Apart from character models everything in gtav looks much better than Crysis
imagine being a kid in the 70s playing a 2-D game and then he time travels to 2022 and he just can't believe the graphics in the video games
imagine travelling from 1870 - hart attack
No need for time travel; most of those kids are still alive!
You did that ? when are you born ?
@@gnu_andrew but theyre aged and not intrested in video games anymore
@@gnu_andrew Thats not how its work!
Been gaming since 1994 and I have loved every single step of this mind-blowingly beautiful journey!!!
I game since 2010 and it is really beautiful
Been gaming since 1908 👴🏼
Been a gfx designer for 30+ years and gamer for 40+... It sure has been a ride.
1:22 : 1958 :- Era of 1 bit graphics
3:56 : 1979 :- Era of 8 bit graphics
6:39 : 1986 :- Era of fake 3d aka 2.5d
7:44 : 1990 :- Era of 3d
9:16 : 2000 :- Era of 3d with real time shadows.
10:39 : 2013 :- Era of realistic textures
11:54 : 2018:- Era of RTX
12:51 : 2020 :- Era of turning pc into smoke machine😂
Ray Tracing in 1986 was not fake !
@@lucasrem first rtx card was launched in 2018. in 1986 i called it as fake 3d because game will be running in 2d engine but it looks like a 3d game. so 2.5d. btw if u searched fake 3d, u will get tutorials on how to make fake 3d animations.
12:17 : a Pac-man glitch sometimes overlooked.
Technically now and then is just amazing I can’t believe how something like GTA V in 2013 to red dead 2 in 2018.
The graphics side by side is amazing and you see what the graphics are for 2013 and now in 2018-2022.
GTA v was in development somewhere in 2008 so the graphics changed a lot for many games. Not just rockstar but all games….amazing, it’s worth the money if you really want it to get that satisfaction
I played GTA San Andreas I thought these graphics are incredible! Now it looks like a cartoon lol.
Yea I remember the day SA relaxed….great game…(was)
@@craigusselman546 man those times ps2 games were so realistic to people especially GTA vice City, San Andreas, god of war and prince of Persia games
Oh my goodness, the games that are coming out in the very near future are looking absolutely incredible. This is mind blowing. Thank you for putting this together. I loved it! 😁
It’s crazy to think that old computers could only run ping pong or tic-tac-toe and now just consoles smaller then them can run a huge fully loaded cities (mainly the area your in)
size does not equal to computing power.
@@therandomguy2441 yes
Even mobile phones that fit in your pocket can run 3D games these days. Smaller transistors & parallelism means more power in less space.
Keep making such spectacular videos!
Flatlife puts more effort than clickbait channels and yet, they get more attention and subs than FlatLife
@@seardadsdasd yes
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It's amazing that the graphics of the video game industry are evolving
Flatlife should definitely make an ‘Evolution of Flatlife’ video when they reach 1 million subscribers
Since the BEGINNING they have had such high quality standards - of course there are always improvements to be made in any medium, but for their context and subject matter, Flatlife is absolutely amazing.
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@@EazyCheeze I know, im just doing it for the sake of it
Flatlife: talks about modded games. Minecraft: am I a joke to you?
Modded Minecraft has really impressive graphics, but these games just look better in my opinion.
Graphics are getting better but storylines are getting worse
Because open worlds were become so popular. Providing immersive storyline in an open world cost much more than in a linear gameplay. I rather prefer linear storyline than thousands of illusive choices which actually do not change too much...
Should have mentioned more of Nintendo's contributions too gaming hardware
nintendo doesnt come to mind when you think about graphic🤣
@@Youraveragegamer_97 not anymore but they used too be cutting edge creating the first 3d games on shes and creating the first 64 bit console and laying out the blueprint for what 3d games can be with mario 64
@@generickitty50 yeah but after the gamecube they went downhill
@@atlas1924 GameCube and Wii u were low points but the Wii and switch are not just innovative but also money printers
One of the first 3D platform games was launched on the snes back in 1993 wich was star fox. I heard it was very mindblowing at the time and i play it myself now.
2018 was best year in gaming. Rdr2, GoW and Spiderman.
2007 and 2009: hello there
Try doing evolution of Disney
Yes plzzzzz
Yeah
Keep making videos that a lot of people will enjoy!
(A lot of people have already watched your videos over time!)
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I remember getting battlefront bundled with my ps4... jumping up from a ps2, my God that game looked amazing
My picks for 1962-1999:
1962-1976: Spacewar! (1962), Panther (1975), Spasim (1974), Maze War (1973), Moria (1975), DND (1975 or 1976)
1977: Starship 1 (Atari), Super Bug ARC, Space Wars (Cinematronix), Apple Breakout, Lander, Oubliette, Boot Hill, Air-Sea Battle, Combat
1978: Star Fire ARC, Blue Shark, Superman, Space Invaders ARC, Escape! (Apple II), Outlaw, Home Run, Super Road Champions ARC
1979: Speed Freak ARC, Auto Racing (Intellivision), Star Raiders (Atari 8-bit), NFL Football (Intellivision), Pirates (Programma Int., Apple II), Armor Battle (Intellivision), Akalabeth
1980: Defender ARC (1981?), Missile Command ARC, Pac-Man ARC, Battlezone ARC, Red Baron ARC, Fishing Derby A2600, NASL Soccer, Skiing, Adventure, Radar Scope ARC,
1981: Donkey Kong ARC, Turbo ARC, Tempest ARC, Star Strike (Intellivision), Utopia ITV, The Demon's Forge (Apple II), Ulysses and the Golden Fleece, ;
1982: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom, Pole Position, MS Flight Simulator 1.0 (IBM PC 5150 or equivalent DOS PC), Wayout Atari 8-bit, Zaxxon ARC, Moon Patrol ARC,
1983: Star Wars ARC, Major Havoc, TX-1 ARC (three monitors), Tropical Angel ARC, Congo Bongo ARC, Cube Quest (part FMV); FMV: Star Rider (FMV), Dragon's Lair (FMV), Space Ace (FMV), Interstellar Laser Fantasy (FMV), Bega's Battle (FMV)
1984: "I, Robot" ARC, Punch-Out! ARC, Roller Jammer ARC, Bank Panic ARC, Marble Madness ARC, Elite BBC Micro, Skyfox AII, Karateka AII, Donald Duck's Playground C64, Wild Gunman (NES), MS Flight Simulator 2.0 (AII/C64/Atari 8-bit),
1985: Space Harrier ARC, Rescue on Fractalus (Atari 8-bit/C64), Hang-On ARC, Mag Max/MagMax ARC, Super Mario Bros. NES, Alternate Reality: The City (Atari 8-bit), Buggy Boy ARC,
1986: Defender of the Crown, Outrun, Wibarm, Fantasy Zone, WEC Le Mans 24, Darius (three monitors ver.), Amnork FM-7, Gunship (ST)
1987: Thunder Blade, After Burner I & II ARC, Dungeon Master, Phantasy Star, Punch-Out NES, R-Type ARC, Super Hang-On, Continental Circus,
1988: Winning Run, Galaxy Force 2 ARC, The Colony MAC, Carrier Command AMI/ST, Ghouls 'n Ghosts ARC, MS Flight Simulator 3.0, Starglider 2, Top Landing, Power Drift ARC, F/A-18 Interceptor (AMI)
1989: Star Cruiser X68K, Indianapolis 500, Final Fight, STUN Runner, Hard Drivin', It Came From the Desert, Winning Run: Suzuka GP, Strider, Shadow of the Beast, Tengai Makyou: Ziria
1990: Red Baron, Simulcra, King's Quest 5, Monkey Island, Pilotwings and F-Zero, Race Drivin', Stunts, Test Drive III, Midwinter, GP Rider, Air Inferno, G-LOC ARC
1991: Blade Master, Starblade, Street Fighter II, Sonic the Hedgehog, Another World, Solvalou, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, Vroom, Driver's Eyes, World Circuit/Formula One Grand Prix, Hunter, Steel Talons, Quackshot
1992: Virtua Racing, Comanche: Maximum Overkill, Stunt Island, Ultima Underworld, Alone in the Dark, Art Of Fighting, F-15 Strike Eagle III, Air Combat ARC, No Second Prize
1993: Daytona USA (location test), Ridge Racer, Doom, Indycar Racing, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter ARC, Aladdin MD, Cyber Sled
1994: Virtua Fighter 2, Armored Warriors, Cyber Commando ARC, Under a Killing Moon PC, Jurassic Park ARC, Donkey Kong Country/DKC, X-Men: Children Of The Atom ARC, Ridge Racer 2 ARC, The Need for Speed 3DO, Magic Carpet, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, System Shock PC, Wing Commander III: Heart Of The Tiger PC
1995: Fighting Vipers, Gunblade NY, Rave Racer, Sega Rally ARC, Time Crisis, Wipeout PS1, Seiken Densetsu 3/Secret of Mana 2, Full Throttle, Chrono Trigger, Marvel Super Heroes ARC, The Terminator: Future Shock, Panzer Dragoon SAT, Samurai Shodown III ARC, Screamer, Street Fighter Alpha ARC, Rayman, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge ARC, X-Men: Children Of The Atom SAT,
1996: Sega Super GT/Scud Race ARC, Virtua Fighter 3 ARC (location test), Dead or Alive ARC, Last Bronx ARC, Tomb Raider PC, Quake PC, Virtual On ARC, The Neverhood (part FMV), Red Earth ARC, Soul Blade ARC & PS1, Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade PS1, Super Mario 64, House of the Dead ARC
1997: Quake II, Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders, Gran Turismo (60 FPS in hi-fi mode), Tekken 3 ARC, Screamer Rally, Sega Bass Fishing ARC, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Final Fantasy VII PS1 (1998 PC), Star Fox 64, Colony Wars, Blade Runner, Time Crisis 2 ARC, Fighting Wu-Shu 2nd!/Fighting Bujutsu ARC, Turok N64, Mega Man Legends/Rockman Dash, Dungeon Keeper WIN, Street Fighter III: New Generation & Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Motor Raid, Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari SAT, GoldenEye 007
1998: Unreal (1998), Sega Rally 2, Dethkarz, House of the Dead 2 ARC (1999 DC), LA Machineguns, Blood II, Daytona USA 2, The Ocean Hunter, Half-Life PC, Grim Fandango, Sin, Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash Of Super Heroes, Fighting Vipers 2, Soul Calibur/SoulCalibur ARC, Street Fighter Alpha 3 ARC, Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram, Magical Truck Adventure, R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 PS1, Star Wars Trilogy, Banjo-Kazooie N64, Spyro The Dragon PS1, Starcraft PC
1999: Brave Firefighters, Soul Calibur DC, Unreal Tournament, Dead or Alive 2, Quake III, Descent 3, Shenmue DC, Power Stone ARC & DC, Ferrari F355 Challenge ARC, F355 Challenge Twin, Aliens vs Predator, Freespace 2, Out Trigger/OutTrigger ARC (2001 DC), Rayman 2 DC & PC, Crazy Taxi ARC (2000 DC), Outcast, Dungeon Keeper 2, Battlezone II: Combat Commander, Homeworld, Gran Turismo 2 PS1
I don’t know what was more perplexing, his pronunciation of Diablo or that he thought it used parallax scrolling. Did he have a head injury?
The 15 year period between 1979 and 1994 was astonishing in terms of progress. The likes of this will never be seem again.
It is good to see how far gaming has come
Eventually, video games will get to the point where graphics are so realistic, that it seems like you are playing as the main protagonist of a live action movie.
8:14 this is why competition is always necessary. Improve yourself to beat the others on an aspect keep doing it to surpass each other and you improve, just don’t smack each other
A stunning journey from basic, pixelated sights to highly detailed and immersive 4K worlds is illustrated by the growth of video game graphics from 1947 to 2023. This progression reflects advances in both technological and artistic design.
What made me mindblowed is that these graphics are better than my eyesight 😲.Looks there will be a time when these graphics are better than our real world
it's amazing how much graphics have evolved and how much the fun factor has regressed as most big companies treat them as a money making investment
I’m really surprised that you didn’t mention Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
I've been watching your videos only for a few months but I've been watching your growth over that time & it's so good to see that you're getting to a place in which it can be your living as I feel you have a lot to offer & there is definitely a gap for you to become a big TH-camr 😊
this video is just... I cant even say. All of flatlife's videos are just amazing
@wh@tsapp🔝⓵⓶⓪⓶⓽⓽⓹⓻⓺⓸⓵ STOP IT!!!!! FLATLIFE DOESNT USUALLY DO GIVEAWAYS AND YOUR USERNAME AND THE WAY YOU TYPE GIVES IT AWAY
how dare you ignoring PS2 graphics! it's literally the pinpoint of graphics revolution of gaming!
it such a shame you didnt mention any of rocksteady games, they had incredible achievement too, including a standard for open world super hero games
Ray Tracing in games really did give us the improvement in graphics we all wanted. We are now getting the tech scaled down to even work on our phones. Imagine VR games in a few years..
01:38 Respect to people that made OSU in that year
You forgot to include all the great games on computers in the 1980s, such as the entire line from Sierra Online (which was an innovator in graphics).
Great video! Have you done an evolution on soulsborne games yet? I think that’d be a great video seeing as how the Elden Ring is coming soon, and it looks like BOTW dark souls!
it's amazing how the graphics have evolved, 1947 to 1990s the graphics evolved and got better a little one at a time, then 2000s to 2020s it has evolved really quickly lol
Can you do the evolution of The Matrix Franchise? Please because I loved the movies, even The Matrix Awakens game!
I remember playing Test Drive on the Amiga, which was 3D racing in 1987 and F/A-18 Interceptor the following year, as a 3D flight-sim. Super simple polygons, but still 3D and way earlier than '91 or '92. Pretty sure the parallax effect was there as two layers in dual playfield mode earlier too.
You only play games ?
3d Maze was my first Polygon title in 1986 , that was my first 3D game !
Made it for Acorn Basic
How did he miss BeamNG Drive? The most realistic simulator in the world.
I like the intro How that old computer turns into a modern one
How about evolution of racing games?
Hon'ble mention: NFS Most Wanted
It is interesting that the adventures of Hellblade, i.e. Senua, were not even mentioned, even though the Unreal engine, its graphics and the way it was made, or its real-time motion capture presentation would have been distinctly unique and fitting here.
You deserve more subscribers
The evolution of video game graphics is so amazing and great video man :]
How the hell can he forgot Prince of Persia??? It was the most legendry and revolutionary game! Prince of Persia 1989 and pop 2
Even the prince of Persia trilogy!!!
Oh man, I remember playing "River Raid" on the "Atari 2600" back in the 90s with my dad and having a blast with mom watching confused like "the fuck are they so competitive and hyped about?".
I also remember that my "Atari 2600", for some strange reason, came in a box that had Rambo holding an RPG as the cover art. Don't get me wrong, it was badass, but it felt weird for such an (back then) underwhelming game console to have such a cool guy representing it.
You are absolutely talented!
Keep it up!
incredible as always flatlife! Subscribed and addicted to your channel, i enjoyed a lot this video! My only complaint is that you didn't include mario 64 or zelda ocarina of time. Sure, these games were far from first in 3d gaming, but no game before them nailed the controls, create such massive and dense worlds, use high-tech (at the time of course) gameplay and graphics and be of course freaking fun. Arguable of course, that is my humble opinion. But still.
I was even surprised that they didn't include metal gear solid games. They were some real achievements especially mgs2 with the locked 60fps with those beautiful graphics and story.
This is great
how tf did you watch the whole video in 18 seconds
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Reminds me of this video
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@@paulharo6579 yeah
Fun fact:
Nolan bushnell actually created Chuck E. Cheese, and he actually made it because he wanted an arcade for children to hang out and play while eating pizza alongside with animatronics and the rest is history..
sure graphics became better and better, but gameplay has been declining.
Yes
But is it actually, or is it just peoples nostalgia? I think it is both, but honestly mostly nostalgia
Me : downloads MS Flight simulator
Me antique PC : self destruct in 3 2 1
Did anyone else click the video just because the thumbnail seemed to suggest that there was an arcade cabinet in 1947?
Yep. Dislike the video and report it. Sick of these clickbait liars. Over the smallest thing
When a video-game has better graphics then your eyes, then you know it’s 2050.
Im So Glad Since I Began Using TH-cam Almost 3 Months Ago Where I Learn New Things & Started Watching More Channels.
Also Graphics Has Gradually Improved Since 1980!
I just learn this in my school.thank you Flatlife
I hope the Cathode Ray Amusement Device 2 drops soon, been waiting for a sequel for so long now
Really good presentation brother I didn't skip a second you will be very successful.
ok but how do you go from squiggly lines to hyper realistic games containg 4k resolution included with huge franchises and character icons. Evolution is a mind-blowing thing
You gotta give a lot of credit for that Gran Turismo designer who was only home 4 days a year, because he created a legendary racing game
Starting in the 1980s we had arcade machines, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC and as the years went by in the 1990s we had the PS1, N64 and PCs and Dreamcast. By 2000 we got the PS2 and Xbox Original and GameCube.
Another video about evolution of video game graphics 😮😮😮 Haven't seen videos like this before......
In 1981 I was stationed at the Navy's first Air Traffic control station using computers to combine multiple radar signals from 'further' locations to create a much larger area for aircraft surveillance. They had multiple workstations as well as the Controller monitors all hooked up. When the Airspace was returned to the FAA at night there wasn't much to do but the civilian contractors maintaining the code and equipment had loaded ZORK (text based) for something to mess with. I personally could create my own 'maps' on a Monitor which wasn't being used as well as fake targets which would be used for training purposes. I decided to make a race course and would used the keystroke commands for heading to guide the target through the course. My superiors just looked and went on . . . . They appreciated my eagerness to understand how the new systems worked. :)
I love how the narrator skipped Crysis 1 and Doom 3.
Flatlife you are underrated you deserve 1M subscribers
Literally every TH-camr when 2022 starts, nice video man
When I was young, I was more moved by games. Nowadays, games only have gorgeous graphics and empty connotations.
Man, wtf, I was here at work and went to see the video, the audio was too loud! my boss noticed and even called me names! Thanks Flatlife, thanks...
1947-1972: The early era
1972--1996: Pixel 2D era
1996-2003: Semi improved 3D graphics
2003-2006: Better 3D graphic era
2006-2013: Semi-realistic era
2013-Present: Realistic era
Fun fact; In 1993 there was a program called raytracing that took 48 hours to create one picture at a resolution of 1280 x 1024
Great video, I'm reliving some of these games in my head now :)
Parallax effects were introduced in the 1980s when 16-bit machines were powerful enough to handle the graphics requirements, like Shadow of the Beast (1989) by Psygnosis. IBM PCs were not up to the graphical standard of the Amiga at the time. That came later when dedicated graphics cards emerged.
Vector 3d games were also around in the '80s. See the original Star Wars arcade machine, or StarGlider on the Amiga. I wouldn't describe parallax as a 2.5d style, although it's obviously a hybrid solution before we get to full 3d. There were plenty of isometric games that used this style, including The Sims, as mentioned in the video.
Defining a 'real' 3D game isn't easy. Virtua Racing was THE 3D pioneer in the arcades. Doom was a revolutionary 3d style game in terms of presentation, but it's a 2d game in how it plays. There's no real 3rd dimension to interact with in the environment, and the enemies are all 2d sprites. (I think) Quake or Dark Forces was one of the earliest real 3D FPS games.
Once games were using polygons to generate the images things were more properly 3d, so systems like the Playstation or Saturn were the real turning point here.
Parallax scrolling pre-dates 16 bit computers, some games on C64 used them. 16 bit computers allowed more layers to be calculated improving the effect. The first 3D rendered games on consoles really began on SNES games like Starwing which had a RISC based accelerator (the SuperFX chip) fitted into the cartridge allowing objects to be rendered using polygons instead of sprites.
@@darthwiizius I did not realise that about the C64. I had a Spectrum :) You're right about the FX chip, that really pushed things forward. I meant turning point in the sense of mainstream/popularised. It was the following generation of consoles which really took it mainstream with native hardware.
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Yeah the extra processing and memory really did help with parallax effects, on C64 it was typically a front layer and a back layer of very simple backgrounds where the 16 bit machines threw a middle layer and added a lot more detail. SNES really took it again by being able to render 2 separate grids simultaneously, one full resolution and one low resolution allowing for additional transparency effects in games like Kirby 3 (or was it 4?, it was a long time ago). Fun fact about the SuperFX chip: It was developed by a UK team and originally offered to SEGA who rejected it. The team later went on to develop the Gamecube GPU and then were bought out by ATi just before launch. ATi were then bought out by AMD so they could get into the GPU market.
Thanks for the bonus fact! I love finding out new little details like that :) @@darthwiizius
4:54 the fact that pacman went right "through" the blue ghost
Flatlife you did it again. A good video for big brain bois
Top 10 most impactful franchises:
#1 MineCraft
#2 Tetris
#3 Super Mario Bros.
#4 Pac Man
#5 Metroid
#6 Zelda
#7 Pokémon
#8 Duck Hunt
#9 Frogger
#10 Street Fighter
"Your mind makes it real" is the reason why graphics look real whether it was 1980 or 2023.
My gawd, I expected like 2 million subs.
Fast forward to 2023 and Unreal 5.2 has improved in scale in a way that is mind-numbing . The square miles you can render is staggering. For modded games how did you miss Fallout 4?
How do *human faces* look, out of curiosity?
Do they still leave a bit to be desired?
Everyone: wow look at these graphics
PCs everywhere: have mercy, please
Did you notice that if a scrolling is used that the mind actually creates a perception of depth. Its not merely an interpretation of the view but actual "jumping out" objects.
I remember myself as a kid, 8 years old, looking at Madagascar looked so realistic on the Playstation 2. I just couldn't believe.
Now look at how far we've come.
8:35
Modern Video Game Companies: Hold my watch…
FEAR's and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory graphics was insanely good, still pretty good till this day for a 17 year old game, and man Metal Gear Solid 3 still looks amazing
What will graphics look like in 2030? They must look stunning.
Great video! Let’s see Evolution of The Elder Scolls in the future?
I want you to a history on game consoles
With the addition of MetaHuman Creator's development, we're slowly nearing an age of gaming where we have super realistic graphics!
This was such a big help in my school project thank you
...mannnnn I still remember when game characters started being able to blink and thinking how cool that was lol
14:24 maybe it has realistic physics, but when you "crash" your plane, instead of satisfying simulation of a plane crash, you're greeted with a screen "you died lol"
It's hard to believe that you have to do a boring program in high school