Electricity Unit
Video Game Consoles Research Project
Complete this project on a Google Doc. If you do not have access to a computer, you
may use a pencil and paper. You will get the chance to share your research with the
class.
For this project, you will be using the Video Game Console Library as a resource. It is
found at: http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/ From the pull-down menus
below listed decades of 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, etc., choose one video game console
to research for this project. Console MUST BE FROM EITHER 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s.
After researching, write detailed answers to the questions about your console, which
are written below.
1. What is the name of your console?
2. What year was the console released? How much
did it sell for?
3. What are 2 or 3 things about the console that made
it unique?
4. In what way did the console look or behave like
consoles used today? How was it different?
5. What kind of games were available for the console?
---------------------------------------------------------------------Go to the “Specs & Manuals” tab to answer
questions 6-12.
---------------------------------------------------6. What is your console’s processor speed?
7. What is your console’s screen resolution?
8. Give details of the power supply used to power
your console.
9. What were the console’s game controllers?
10.
What was the console’s media capacity?
11.
How many games were released for the
console?
12.
How much RAM did your console have?
13.
On a separate sheet of paper, do a detailed
illustration of your console.