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 computer games, the difference in graphics is quite amazing.

Here’s an interesting comparison of 9 games from the 80’s with todays killer games – inspiration to write this short article came from this post by Henrik Torstensson.

Double Dribble, Nintendo, 1987
NBA Live’06, XBOX 360, 2006

Karate Champ, Nintendo, 1986
Dead or Alive 4, XBOX 360, 2006

Tennis, Nintendo, 1983
Top Spin 2, XBOX 360, 2006

The Bard’s tale, Nintendo, 1985
World of Warcraft, PC, 2005

Rad Racer, Nintendo, 1987
Project Gotham Racing 3, XBOX 360, 2005

Ice Hockey, Nintendo, 1983
NHL 2006, XBOX, 2005

10 yard fight, Nintendo, 1985
Madden NFL 06, XBOX 360, 2005

Mike Tyson’s Punch-OutNintendo, 1987
Fight Night round 3, XBOX 360, 2006

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