You don't play them on a video and they don't come on video tapes so why are they generically called video games???
2006-08-20 02:53:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
I think it is because it was first displayed via a video display system...Anyway, +20 years ago, computer software were on tape looking like miniature video tapes...may be it come from that era.
2006-08-20 02:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by ColdWarrior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You play them on a video screen.
2006-08-20 02:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A video game is a computer game where a video display such as a monitor or television is the primary feedback device.
2006-08-20 03:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by anastasia p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used to be that way, and played on a TV screen, like a video...
2006-08-20 02:59:29 · answer #4 · answered by Yentl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a game is a form of entertainment and it is projected as video, you can't really have a picture game.
2006-08-20 02:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Muromets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- video means something you see on a screen of some sort
- games is something you play
- so video games is something you play from a screen, its pretty self explanatory
2006-08-20 02:59:26 · answer #6 · answered by jason6x6x6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its a video
2006-08-20 03:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by saloni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause they are precorded and you play them on a video screen and cause you play them like games on the computor
2006-08-20 03:43:34 · answer #8 · answered by ozkanjr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in england we call them computer games!
2006-08-20 02:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by kayley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you play it on a screen and on the screen you watch a video. Duh
2006-08-20 03:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by Christina Des 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋