From Atari to PS5: How Consoles Changed Everything

From cartridges and tiny working memories to portable worlds and solid-state storage: how the machines changed what we could play, and what they cost. Chapters 0:00 A different game in the same box 1:18 Making a picture the hard way 3:02 The world keeps going 4:52 Someone else wants the television 6:25 Two very different kinds of excitement 7:43 Where exactly is that platform? 9:19 A small tilt makes a difference 10:40 The machine becomes more useful 12:01 Give the controller to someone else 12:55 Bigger places, smaller distances 14:18 Where did all the free space go? 15:29 What changes when the wait gets shorter? 17:09 The game still has to be worth it Footage credits. All source audio removed; excerpts edited within original documentary commentary. Donkey Kong Bananza – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 — Nintendo of America    • Donkey Kong Bananza – Overview Trailer – N...   Cleaning an Atari 2600 for the Gallery EP0101 — 8 Bit Milli / CC BY 3.0    • Cleaning an Atari 2600 for the Gallery EP0101   Playstation 5 Unboxing | Is Playing Video Games a Waste of Time? — Noah Banks / CC BY 3.0    • Playstation 5 Unboxing | Is Playing Video ...   Game Boy Longplay [001] Super Mario Land — World-of-Longplays / RickyC    • Game Boy Longplay [001] Super Mario Land   Xbox Longplay [004] Halo: Combat Evolved (US) — World-of-Longplays / Spazbo4    • Xbox Longplay [004] Halo: Combat Evolved (US)   Repairing A Broken Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) — 8 Bit Milli / CC BY 3.0    • Repairing A Broken Nintendo Entertainment ...   NES Longplay - Super Mario Bros. — World-of-Longplays / MontyMole    • NES Longplay - Super Mario Bros.   NES Longplay [040] The Legend of Zelda (1st Quest) — World-of-Longplays / BimmyLee83    • NES Longplay [040] The Legend of Zelda (1s...   RETRO RESCUE, Original GAMEBOY (DMG 01) Screen Repair Vertical lines — Maple Syrup Gaming and Tech / CC BY 3.0    • RETRO RESCUE, Original GAMEBOY (DMG 01) Sc...   Mega Drive Longplay [016] Sonic the Hedgehog — World-of-Longplays / RickyC    • Mega Drive Longplay [016] Sonic the Hedgehog   SNES Longplay [011] Super Mario World — World-of-Longplays / ScHlAuChi    • SNES Longplay [011] Super Mario World   PSX Longplay [063] Tekken 3 — World-of-Longplays / Deskawa    • PSX Longplay [063] Tekken 3   $5 Sony PSone Console Clean & Restore ⚒ TRU Fixes ASMR — TRU Fixes / CC BY 3.0    • $5 Sony PSone Console Clean & Restore ⚒ TR...   Nintendo 64 Longplay [001] Super Mario 64 — World-of-Longplays / RickyC    • Nintendo 64 Longplay [001] Super Mario 64   Nintendo 64 Longplay [004] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Part 1 of 7) — World-of-Longplays / RickyC    • Nintendo 64 Longplay [004] The Legend of Z...   Can we fix the drive of this Sony PlayStation 2, that not open. — Tom's Computer Channel / CC BY 3.0    • Can we fix the drive of this Sony PlayStat...   PS2 Longplay [066] Tekken 5 — World-of-Longplays / Darius320    • PS2 Longplay [066] Tekken 5   Wii Longplay [044] Wii Sports — World-of-Longplays / Spazbo4    • Wii Longplay [044] Wii Sports   Switch Longplay [001] The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Part 1 of 11) — World-of-Longplays / Spazbo4    • Switch Longplay [001] The Legend of Zelda ...   Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 — Nintendo of America    • Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Ninte...   XBOX SERIES X: Cómo sacar lo MEJOR de la consola MÁS PODEROSA del mundo — XBOX México / CC BY 3.0    • XBOX SERIES X: Cómo sacar lo MEJOR de la c...   FINALLY Got Nintendo Switch 2 - Unboxing — The Real TakeDown / CC BY 3.0    • FINALLY Got Nintendo Switch 2 - Unboxing   Hardware photographs: Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... World of Longplays: https://longplays.org /    / @worldoflongplays   CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Halo: Combat Evolved © Microsoft Corporation. The Machines That Changed How We Play was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Halo: Combat Evolved, and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/developers... Prices: US; current snapshot Oct 2026. Inflation comparisons: Sep 2026 US purchasing power. No official affiliation. #GamingHistory #VideoGames #Consoles