1983

Video Games - February, 1983

Souped-up Pac Has Snack Attack - Read about the preview of the upcoming "sequel to a sequel of video game."

Bungling in The Jungle - Learn how the owners of the Tarzan franchise, got Taito to change one of it's famous games.

Video Meets Video In Tinseltown - Hey!  I don't care what this article says, Square Pegs was a great show...even the "Pac Man Fever" episode.

Coin-Op Shop - Video Games takes a look back at 1982 and some predictions of what's to come.

Beyond the Valley of the Revenge Games - 1982 was a big year for sequels.   Read one person's opinion of some sequels whom he feels will make it, or not.

Dr. Video - Asteroids and Pac Man have violent undertones?  Read how the National Coalition on Television Violence are trying to start a holy-arcade-game-crusade without any research to back up their claims.

Briefs - The Fight for Ms. Pac-Man - Man, some people just aren't satisfied with a few million dollars for programming Ms. Pac-Man.  Read an interesting court case between Midway and General Computer Corp.

Score! My 40-Hour Defenderthon - 40 hours of playing Defender and he STILL didn't break the record.  Sheesh!  Talk about needing a girlfriend.

Arcade - May, 1983

Sega wants you in the cockpit of the Enterprise - Read a short blurb promoting Sega's new game STAR TREK Strategic Operations Simulator.

Are commercial arcades in trouble deep? - I think that was supposed to read 'deep trouble', possibly the author was too upset that arcades are losing cash and an estimated 25% of all arcades will close by 1986.

Keep those quarters close at hand! - Come on, who really bought one of these things?

Arcades on Parade - Another article asking if arcades are as profitable as you've heard.  This one revolves around an arcade in Southern Ca called The Flipper Flapper Fun Co.

NewsBytes - July 17, 1983 - Arcade Profits Drop - Another sign of 'The Great Video Game Crash' as profits are ruduced as much as 50%.  Can new hits like Dragon's Lair pull the arcade industry out of the slump?

NewsBytes - September 12, 1983 - Video Retaliation - Man, it's a shame M.A.M.E. or other arcade emulators can't find the ROMs to these hacked games.  See how a University of Texas arcade reprogrammed three Williams games to retaliate against the Soviets.

NewsBytes - December 20, 1983 - Entering The Snakepit - A Winner - All right, who in their right mind ordered these games?

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