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The History of Video Games

From simple electronic games to today's powerful consoles, trace how gaming grew up.

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  1. Q1 What big change did 3D graphics bring to video games?

    • Worlds that looked like they had depth, so players could move around in them
    • Games that had no pictures at all
    • Games you could only hear
    • Games that needed no players
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    Worlds that looked like they had depth, so players could move around in them — 3D graphics gave games depth, so players could look around and walk through worlds instead of only moving across a flat screen.

  2. Q2 Over the years, video games have grown in storage size as graphics and sound improved.

    • True
    • False
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    True — Games have grown much larger in storage size, since better graphics and sound take up more space.

  3. Q3 What is a 'patch' or 'update' for a modern video game?

    • New data that fixes problems or adds features after release
    • A sticker that goes on the screen
    • A spare controller
    • A type of arcade coin
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    New data that fixes problems or adds features after release — A patch or update is new data that fixes problems or adds features to a game after it has come out.

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