Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars

<p>The next generation of gaming is about to arrive, which makes this the perfect time to take a look at how we got here. Join the boys for a guided tour through the cutthroat history of gaming, and the battle for the living room. </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul><li>Edward Uhler Condon and the NIMATRON</li> <li>Ferranti and the NIMROD</li> <li>Ralph Baer and the Brown Box</li> <li>Magnavox and the Odyssey</li> <li>Atari and the VCS (2600)</li> <li>Activision</li> <li>1983 Atari Shock, ET, and subpar PacMan</li> <li>The rise of Nintendo</li> <li>Famicon becomes the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)</li> <li>NES becomes the Super NES</li> <li>TurboGrafx-16 and the 16-bit revolution</li> <li>The Atari Jaguar flames out</li> <li>The rise of Sega</li> <li>The genesis of the Genesis</li> <li>The story of Sonic</li> <li>The golden era of SNES: Metroid, Street Fighter, Zelda, Mega Man</li> <li>The rise of Sony</li> <li>32 and 64 bits</li> <li>The Nintendo 64</li> <li>The Sega Saturn</li> <li>Playstation crushes the competition</li> <li>The decline of Nintendo and the Gamecube debacle</li> <li>Microsoft gets in the game</li> <li>Enter the Xbox</li> <li>Xbox 360 and the Red Ring of Death</li> <li>Playstation 2</li> <li>Playstation 3</li> <li>Xbox One</li> <li>Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5</li> </ul> <p>~</p> <p>Join the Midnight Masses! </p> <p>Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. </p> <p>And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! </p> <p><a href='https://teespring.com/stores/midnight-merch-6'>https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html </a></p> <p> ~</p> <p>CONTACT:</p> <p>Leave an audio message:</p> <p><a href='https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/'>https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from