Before the Crash: Early Video Game History

(Part of the Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series Series)

by Mark J.P. Wolf and Jessica Aldred

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Following the first appearance of arcade video games in 1971 and home video game systems in 1972, the commercial video game market was exuberant with fast-paced innovation and profit. New games, gaming systems, and technologies flooded into the market until around 1983, when sales of home game systems dropped, thousands of arcades closed, and major video game makers suffered steep losses or left the market altogether. In Before the Crash: Early...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814334504

ISBN13:9780814334508

Release Date:May 2012

Publisher:Wayne State University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Games Social Science Social Sciences

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(Part of the Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series Series)

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