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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