Video game graphics have evolved quickly in the last few decades, taking advantage of faster processors, cheaper memory, and enormous advances in video card technology.

Early games turned lemons into lemonade by creating text-based adventure games with simple still images, since it was impossible to make the rich visuals come to life at that time.

Fast-forward to today, and many games are cinematic in scope, filled with lush images that are nearly photo-realistic.

To get a sense of just how far they've come, let's compare the original version of classic video games to their most recent iteration, or modern games that were inspired by old classics. We've rounded up 11 games to compare how they've grown up.