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Latest QuickGenes

The Last Man on Earth (1964) > The Omega Man (1971) > I Am Legend (2007) by: Jack Hughes

SCART (1975) > S-Video (1987) > HDMI (2002) by: Jack Hughes

NTSC (1941) > SECAM (1956) > PAL (1964) by: Jack Hughes

Creatures (1996) > Nintendogs (2005) > Eyepet (2009) by: Ben Tandy

Printing Press (1440) > Hypertext (1968) > Amazon Kindle (2007) by: Will Goldstone

Battlezone (1980) > Return Fire! (1995) > Operation Flashpoint 2 (2009) by: Will Goldstone

LaserDisc (Discovision) (1978) > CD (1982) > DVD (1995) by: Hendo Walkley

AudioGalaxy (1998) > Napster (1999) > Kazaa (2001) by: Hendo Walkley

Johann Pachelbel's Canon (1900) > Aphrodite's Child - Rain & Tears (1968) > Green Day - Basket Case (1994) by: Hendo Walkley

The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis (1959) > American Graffitti (1973) > Happy Days (1974) by: Hendo Walkley

NES Zapper (1985) > Nintendo Scope6 (1992) > GunCon (G-Con) 45 (1995) by: Hendo Walkley

Midwinter (1989) > Hunter (1991) > Body Harvest (1998) by: Aidan Sansom

Body Harvest (1998) > Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001) > Red Faction: Guerilla (2009) by: Will Goldstone

Prince of Persia (Original) (1989) > Prince of Persia (Sands of Time Trilogy) (2003) > Prince of Persia (the rubbish new one) (2008) by: Alasdair Scott

Mellotron (1948) > Akai S-Series (1988) > Software Samplers (1990) by: Gavin Hood

Wolfenstein 3D (1992) > Half-Life (1998) > Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) by: Neil Martin

Compact cassette (1958) > Stereo 8 (1962) > Minidisc (1992) by: Hendo Walkley

TomyTronic (1980) > Konami LaserScope (1990) > Nintendo VirtualBoy/VR32 (1995) by: Hendo Walkley

Duck Hunt NES (1984) > Nintendo Wii (2006) > Project Natal (2010) by: Matt Northam

Geocities (1997) > Myspace (2001) > Facebook (2005) by: Matt Northam