

As home hardware options began to improve, so too did graphics, meaning that fewer people were in love with the more simplistic pixel styles – that is, until the 2000s. A natural follow-on from classic 1970s' arcade game Space Invaders and the later Pac-Man, pixel games captured the imagination of a new-to-computers generation. Exploding into the gaming scene in the 1980s, pixel art was the only real option for graphics, because the hardware back then was basic, to say the least.

Graphics haven’t always been as slick and realistic as they are now, with pixel games being a necessity in years gone by.
