If someone would have presented a XBOX 360 for me and my friends 20 years ago, I’m pretty sure we probably would have fainted. When you compare similar games from the mid-eighties with today’s top notch video and computergames, the difference in graphics is quite amazing.
Here’s an interesting comparison of 11 games from the 80′s with todays killer games.
Karate Champ, Nintendo 1986 / Tekken Tag Tournament 2, PS3, 2012
Tennis, Nintendo 1983 / Virtua Tennis 3, XBOX 360, 2012
Bard’s tale, C64 1985 / Of Orcs and men, PC 2012
Rad Racer, Nintendo 1987 / Need for Speed: Most wanted, PS3 2012
Ice Hockey, Nintendo 1988 / NHL 2013, Xbox 360 2012
10 yard fight, Nintendo 1985 / Madden NFL 2013, PS3, 2012
Mike Tyson’s punch out, Nintendo 1987 / Fight Night Champion, PS3 2011
Nintendo World Cup soccer 1990 / Fifa 2013, PS3, 2012
Renegade, Nintendo 1987 / Grand Theft Auto 5, PS3 2013
Tag Team Pro Wrestling, Nintendo 1986 / WWE’13, PS3 2013
Dragon Lance: Heroes of the Lance, Nintendo 1991 / Ni no Kuni, PS3 2012
