Arcade video games are a favored video game class that had its peak many years ago but still control some of the PC gaming industry. While most video games today are games played on personal computers or mobile gadgets, many youngsters still enjoy playing the video games at arcade entertainment areas.
You might play an arcade game for one penny back in the early 1900's and the price has climbed through the years to the present price of usually around 50 cents but still not too expensive as to chase off potential game players.
The top period for arcade video games was in the 1970's when there were arcade centers all over the country and there was not the competition there is now with private game devices and home PCs. Most public spaces like malls and bars had an area for arcade games and they did a heavy business.
Some of the earlier games that were enormous hits the game Periscope by Sega that was released in 1966. This game was one of the first real mega hit arcade games and first to charge twenty five cents for one play. Taito released Crown Soccer Special a year after Periscope and that was also a massive success.
In the 1960's the massive company for video games was Sega who developed many shooter games that were a whirlwind success. Many companies have mimicked Sega and today shooter games are still a main Playstation game genre. Sega continued to guide the industry in leading edge games with the releasing of Duck Hunt in 1969 which used screen animations on the game box.
Coin-operated games started appearing on the market in 1971 and this allowed the arcade games to be placed on more public spaces and not need to be monitored. This gave participants more access to the games and allowed a greater player base.
The 1970's saw the arrival of harder games that were huge successes including Atari's Pong, which showed video games to a new group of users. The video games just kept coming with Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Battlezone and Donkey Kong.
The success of the arcade gaming scene started to waver in the 1980's with more people using home technology and keeping away from arcades, although they made passing combacks with the Street Fighter games.
You might play an arcade game for one penny back in the early 1900's and the price has climbed through the years to the present price of usually around 50 cents but still not too expensive as to chase off potential game players.
The top period for arcade video games was in the 1970's when there were arcade centers all over the country and there was not the competition there is now with private game devices and home PCs. Most public spaces like malls and bars had an area for arcade games and they did a heavy business.
Some of the earlier games that were enormous hits the game Periscope by Sega that was released in 1966. This game was one of the first real mega hit arcade games and first to charge twenty five cents for one play. Taito released Crown Soccer Special a year after Periscope and that was also a massive success.
In the 1960's the massive company for video games was Sega who developed many shooter games that were a whirlwind success. Many companies have mimicked Sega and today shooter games are still a main Playstation game genre. Sega continued to guide the industry in leading edge games with the releasing of Duck Hunt in 1969 which used screen animations on the game box.
Coin-operated games started appearing on the market in 1971 and this allowed the arcade games to be placed on more public spaces and not need to be monitored. This gave participants more access to the games and allowed a greater player base.
The 1970's saw the arrival of harder games that were huge successes including Atari's Pong, which showed video games to a new group of users. The video games just kept coming with Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Battlezone and Donkey Kong.
The success of the arcade gaming scene started to waver in the 1980's with more people using home technology and keeping away from arcades, although they made passing combacks with the Street Fighter games.
About the Author:
Joe Jagger is a big fan of video games and particularly the classic arcade video games and the job they played in the history of video games.
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