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Video Fever: Games people played in 1982

Here's an piece of nostalgia for you: ABC News Channel did a series about video games and the industry when it kicked off in the early 80s.

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Dark FurieFurie Friday, August 19, 2011 1:50:25 PM

The video keeps skipping just as I'm getting into a segment. irked It may be the report ending but it's very distracting.

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Friday, August 19, 2011 2:01:55 PM

The guy said that they imported the segment from a VHS. They had some converting issues. It's still an interesting report. The fascinating thing is the demographics playing video games back in those days. It's the same as today! The perception today is that kids only play games. Wrong! It's dudes. With beards.

slackwrdave Friday, August 19, 2011 2:43:59 PM

I liked the mention of pinball. Those machines took up a lot of my time as I was starting university. I liked the sounds the machines made. The older pinball machines that had scoring by means of rotating dials were more pleasing to me than the later machines that had electronic scoring. The old machines hummed with the sound of electricity and electro-mechanical relays. That made the game for me. I used to get carpel tunnel from operating the flippers too hard.

Frogger was also seen in the video. That was another fave. It had lovely soothing music.

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, August 19, 2011 3:23:45 PM

I probably was a VHS as there was not such thing as a dvd or cd, tho it could have also been a betamax

funny they still try to make videos games from movies

Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue Friday, August 19, 2011 7:21:48 PM

it's ironic that most of those machines were more powerfull than the leading personal computers of the day. up.

Dark FurieFurie Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:48:32 AM

Originally posted by EspenAO:

The perception today is that kids only play games. Wrong! It's dudes. With beards.


Me = massive gamer and recently published on a gaming site. Beard = a few days manly growth.
http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/s/3104/52fa117cf31c45069ea7e80f8303c3b1.jpg -

Cosimo Strepponecstrep Saturday, August 20, 2011 2:34:42 PM

I see your videogames video, and raise with this:


d4rkn1ght Saturday, August 20, 2011 5:14:57 PM

Pac-Man was one of my favorites growing up! headbang

Andrei Daniel Ticleanoperaterrestrial Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:01:07 PM

cry i didn't caught that time

ilesqrolxl Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:39:17 AM

funny they still try to make videos games from movies

Johnjonnyspace Wednesday, October 12, 2011 4:47:49 AM

Great Video! up

Jeff ™intelimac20inch Friday, November 11, 2011 4:15:12 AM

Very cool Video. up coffee

BOYOTEConnradd Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:26:23 PM

"Defenders?" LOL

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