Then vs now: Video games through the decades
(Pocket-lint) — Love them or hate them you can't help but acknowledge that games have changed a lot over the years. The technology they're built on and played on has come on in leaps and bounds. Games we know and love have transformed into staggeringly beautiful works of art.
We've collected a gallery of images to show you how amazing video games are and just how far they've come. Which of these did you play and are still playing now?
Like The Sims, SimCity was a great bit of escapism, putting God-like powers in your hands to create and craft life and living for computer-generated people.
Top-down views have been replaced by sprawling Metropolis empires and magnificent skyscrapers.
When it comes to beat 'em ups, Mortal Kombat has always been the goriest, most grotesque and over-the-top fighter around.
Graphical enhancements over the years have only made that shock value more impressive and sometimes more hilarious.
Halo sure has evolved over the years (see what we did there?).
The classic console shooter has often been one of the main reasons to buy an Xbox, if you ever needed one.
The games are also on PC now too, which is cool. The graphics are bound to be even more interesting when that happens. Even Halo 5: Guardians looked amazing, 14 years makes quite a difference it seems.
Elder Scrolls is certainly another classic RPG series and it's fair to say that The Elder Scrolls VI is one of the most hotly anticipated games.
What amazes us though is not only how far the series has come, but how Skyrim was released eight years ago. Where does time go? We're not even sure we fully completed the game proper, nevermind all the different versions that have come since.
If you've ever found your life a little dull and wanted
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