Twenty Five Years Of Video Games
When I think back over the last 25 years there is one thing that
has stayed consistant. My love of video games and testing my hand eye
coordination and sometimes my intellect. I think back to the countless
quarters I have spent at the arcade.
I remember a bunch of hand held games that we would sneak into school. They were great portable fun even though they were just a few blinking lights.
Then instead of spending the money one quarter at a time I saved and saved to bring the arcade excitement home. And there was always a bigger and better system just a few months away.
And finally, the thing that facinated me the most from school. The
computer. It wasn't for just the office anymore. I can't calculate the money spent in arcades. I can look at
my 12 video game systems and 600 plus cartridges and remember which ones came from yard sales
and the ones that cost $30-$50 dollars. But I would bet that the amount of time I have spent having fun
evens it all out. I think there has been a slight problem with the way all these things are going now.
Games don't seem to be as fun anymore. I wonder what the future holds.
Pick a link.
Arcades
Hand held games
Home video games
Home computers
The future
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