tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post4154039571316193263..comments2024-03-24T17:41:28.172-05:00Comments on The Golden Age Arcade Historian: The First Coin-Op Video Game Popularity Chart?Keith Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-20067142621348766632014-01-24T17:25:32.689-06:002014-01-24T17:25:32.689-06:00I do remember some of those early arcade games, as...I do remember some of those early arcade games, as I probably saw them in Timeout amusement centers. I remember some kind of shooting gallery game I played when I was a very young kid. The background was an actual image of a swamp/forest, and the animals and or targets were just white images that blended into the background, and the player used a sensory gun to shoot the targets on the screen.<br /> True the early games were just mostly over head race tracks, driving games, pong, and they really didn't have color or much sound. Of course the most controversial and violent game in the 70's was Death Race. I also remember a football game where the players were X's and O's. Anything beyond that like Circus was just purely amazing.J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14776230377794486016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-88266006273127419292013-12-04T12:23:18.628-06:002013-12-04T12:23:18.628-06:00A fascinating look at an industry in transition. ...A fascinating look at an industry in transition. I find it interesting that so many EM novelty games are still high earners in 1976, which reinforces the notion that it really took Space Invaders to cement the video game in the arcade and kill off EM for good. Only a couple of pinball games, of course, because pinball was in decline in the early 1970s. The effect of Wizard on pinball can already be seen in this chart, and of course once solid state became widespread in 1977, pinball experienced some of its best years before the video game boom took hold. I also find it interesting that Pong and Paddle Battle and all the rest have already fallen off as one would expect, but Winner still appears in the honorable mention area. Thanks for sharing!Alex Smithnoreply@blogger.com