Video Games
Ever since the first video game, Pong in 1958, people haven't gotten enough of video games. Since those times though, their general design, graphics, and structure have changed drastically. The N64 was one of the first consoles to utilize 3D. These games which may look bad by todays standards but looked amazing for a game of their time. Back in 1996 they thought these graphics looked extremely realistic, but when you compare this to the newer graphics you start to see not only how wrong people were back then, but how far games have come. 
You can also see the improvements in something like general controllers. You couldn't make games too complicated back then because of
You can see that the old Nintendo NES controllers only has two buttons, and a d-pad. If you look at more modern controllers like a PS4 controller, you can see that it has more than TEN buttons; which is a big jump from two.
"Nintendo NES Controll" by wwarby is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Buttons you can even see but still exist are inside the control sticks. You can press down on both and activate a button inside of it. This same technology advancements go for the computer game equivalent to a control, the mouse and keyboard. Basic tracking of the mouse has transformed from trackballs, to the use of tracking with LEDs. Keyboards have also had more response based upgrades but other than that minimal changes.
You may think that all of these improvements may mean that older games must be less for or enjoyable. While that may be true for some people, a lot of others find the simplicity of the game and the formula of it to be relaxing. People still love playing Pac-Man and you can simplify the goal of it in about 4 words: eat dots avoid ghosts. These older games with less complexity and buttons in them have an aspect of simple enjoyment. On this page I look at 4 games that I, and many others enjoy. Diving into the basic mechanics and why so many people enjoy them today. To view the pages, go to the top-right of the page and hover over the green section to see a list of the pages. If you're on a device with a lower resolution, click on the image to be taken to a link selector.
