Assignment Overview Each week for the majority of the semester, students will ch

Assignment Overview
Each week for the majority of the semester, students will choose from a list of provided topics to research and write about.
Guidelines and Constraints
Choose at least four (4) games (two from each generation) to research from the following lists:
3rd Generation Games
‘83
Dragon’s Lair (Arcade)
Manic Miner (ZX Spectrum)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Arcade)
Ultima III (Apple II)
‘84
Elite (BBC Micro)
Karate Champ (Arcade)
King’s Quest (IBM PCjr)
Tetris (Electronika 60)
‘85
Gauntlet (Arcade)
Hang-On (Arcade)
Space Harrier (Arcade)
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
‘86
Habitat (Commodore 64)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Out Run (Arcade)
4th Generation Games
‘87
After Burner (Arcade)
Double Dragon (Arcade)
Dungeon Master (Atari ST)
Final Fantasy (NES)
Mega Man (NES)
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES)
‘88
Contra (NES)
John Madden Football (Apple II)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
‘89
Dragon Warrior (NES)
SimCity (Mac)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
‘90
Microsoft Solitaire (PC)
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Wing Commander (PC)
‘91
Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Sid Meier’s Civilization (PC)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis)
Street Fighter 2 (Arcade)
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
‘92
Dune II (PC)
Flashback (Amiga)
Mortal Kombat (Sega Genesis)
Sensible Soccer (Amiga)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Virtua Racing (Arcade)
Wolfenstein 3D (PC)
In 600+ words, research and report your findings.
Potential questions to answer:
Who created the game (i.e., publisher, development company, key developers)?
Which devices/consoles was the game produced for?
What influences (i.e., other games, technology, people, etc.) inspired the idea for the game?
How long was the game in development, and did the game run into any production issues?
Who was the target demographic, how were they advertised, and how was the game ultimately received?
What made this game different, innovative, or influential, and how did it’s creation change the game industry or culture?
As with any research assignment, all of your writing must be created using your own words to avoid plagiarism.
You must provide APA formatted citations for all of your sources as evidence of your research.
A minimum of four (4) citations is required (one per topic).
You can use Purdue OWL’s Citation Machine (Links to an external site.) to help with your citation formatting.
Deliverable(s)
Attached Word document or Google Doc link with:
600+ word / Weekly Research Report
Four (4) Generational Games
Four (4) citations