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Ralph Baer, inventor of the first video game console, claimed that he first devised the concept of an interactive television set in 1951. If he had pursued that idea back then, How would a video game system invented then effect the long-term trajectory of the field? How would the culture develop...

Let's say that, sometime around say, the mid 2000s, Apple got the courage to give the gaming industry another shot. We all know that the Apple Bandai Pippin failed so bad that it led Apple nearer to bankruptcy and Bandai almost merged with Sega, but by the mid 2000s, Apple was pretty much at...

Hello, and welcome to Dear Pesky Partners! Before we get into the timeline proper, I'd like to make a short introductory post addressing a few things about it. What is this timeline's focus? While video games are one of this timeline's main focuses, this timeline will also take a look at pop...

After 9/11 gta3 was almost cancelled. The reason why is because Rockstar offices were right next to the wtc. Just for you to know Vice City was in development at the time so there still would have been a Gta 3.

NOTE: This version of the TL is no longer being worked on. Check out the new version here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-indrema-revolution-revamped-an-alternate-history-of-indrema.547990/ The Indrema Revolution by KPyall Howdy, the name's KP! This is my first timeline...

So what is this TL? Simple, basically the same thing with my Disney Shuffled TL but with Mario this time. I previously wanted to do this after my Disney TL is done, but I might as well do it now as it would be somewhat fun. Most of the Mario games including the spinoffs would be shuffled...

November 16th, 1985. Tokyo, JP. Nintendo Headquarters: Shigeru: “Electricity is the phenomena associated with the presence of motion and matter that has a property of an electric change.” Yamauchi: “What are you talking about this time, Miyamoto?” Miyamoto: “Electricity in entertainment is...

Different Console Manufacturers Names Nintendo: Same as the OTl Sega: Atari 3DO: Same as the OTl Atari: Arcadia Atari's development studios and their franchises Atari AM1: CueBall, Happy Bird, Zaxxon, Half-Beast Atari AM2: Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, Benji the Hedgehog, Mad...

“I thought Megatech would only last four years, folding like the companies that popped up during the nineties anime boom, but now we’re the biggest licensors of anime games in America. It really feels astounding for a company, founded by a college graduate, specializing in niche titles. I got to...

Duke Nukem Forever needs no introduction if you are into FPS games, or video games in general really, there are countless wiki articles and youtube videos that detail the mythology surrounding this game, it was in development between 1996 to 2011, 14 years, being a peak example of vaporware, it...

Inspired by these three threads: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-best-movies-never-made.11413/ https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/top-tv-shows-never-made.51488/ https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/best-tv-episodes-never-made.538711/ Ever watch an anime...

The year is 1996 and Ubisoft is looking for investors to donate to its growth. Knowing they could use a developer to further their grip in Europe alongside Rare the Big N decides to invest into the company. A start up company like this would be going places; especially, after hearing of...

The idea was simple, launch the Donkey Kong arcade game and let it see how the American market would react. Instead, the game had a bug that made the game play terribly or simply not at all, Donkey Kong would have to be shelved. With all the monitors now needing to be recalled something had to...

For those who aren't familiar with a bit of anime fandom history, Megatech Software was the first licensor of anime games in the United States of America. Unlike JAST USA, Megatech usually reformulated their games instead of directly porting it during translation of Japanese video games. In the...

So, your challenge here is to have Nintendo and Sega be more dominant in the console market than Sony, with Nintendo winning the console wars in 1st place, Sega in 2nd place and Sony in 3rd place.

As the title says, your challenge here is to make the 3DO console a success.

Hello everyone. My name is Zero_to_Hero. And today I am here to talk about a ‘what if’ scenario. What if Gravity Falls and The Owl House debuted as video game franchises in 1999 and 2000? I made those fanfics on both AO3 and Tapas. In those, I explain the full details on what those had been like...

I’ve heard that Philips, after getting rebuffed by Nintendo, entered talks with Sega in 1992 about producing a CD-ROM add-on for their Mega Drive, but ultimately decided to go solo with the CD-i, which became a failure, which leaves me wondering. What if Sega teamed up with Philips in the early...

So, your challenge here is to have Nintendo be the winner of the console wars.

Okay guys. I had a weird idea concerning SEGA and Silicon Graphics, It doesn't help the fact that Nintendo 64 was almost a SEGA Console but what if it isn't? here is a quote from Wikipedia's Entry for Nintendo 64 Entry: and here is the Video Proving that: How would it affect Nintendo as a...