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The video game crash of 1983 (known in Japan as the Atari shock) [1] was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985 in the United States. The crash was attributed to several factors, including market saturation in the number of video game consoles and available games, many of which were of poor quality .
In September 1983, the Alamogordo Daily News of Alamogordo, New Mexico reported in a series of articles that between 10 and 20 [16] semi-trailer truckloads of Atari boxes, cartridges, and systems from an Atari storehouse in El Paso, Texas, were crushed and buried at the landfill to the south of city. It was Atari's first dealings with the ...
The video game crash of 1983 was partially caused by the overabundance of games, seen in this 2014 excavation of a landfill used in the Atari video game burial. [2]Until 1980, the Atari VCS was the only major console on the market, with all games produced in-house, by Atari, Inc. [3]
Headlines and Global News said "There are certainly worse ways to spend an hour, so if you want to absorb an intriguing slice of video game antiquity, check out Atari: Game Over." [ 11 ] GeekWire criticized the way that the film oversimplified Atari's downfall, but awarded it an overall positive review, saying "It's still a great story, and ...
The women were found dead at a home in Kansas City after someone contacted police around 12:41 a.m. Sunday about a shooting, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.
The men’s bodies were found on the home’s back porch and backyard after McGeeney’s fiancée went looking for him. “Just the thought of him dying and … him sitting outside in the cold for ...
E.T. Phone Home! was released by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. [7] The graphics were designed by British game designer and artist, John O'Neill. [8] The game revolves around Elliott, who must search the neighborhood for pieces that E.T. wants to use to build his transmitter. Depending on the level, players might or might ...
Chris Johnson, 39, was taken into custody Monday, a couple of days after Coffee County deputies found 18 bodies in various stages of decomposition while serving an eviction notice at the Johnson ...