Thursday, October 16, 2008
History of video games
Never had it been so good to be a geek! I was baffled three weeks ago when I witnessed a grown man get a packman tattoo. He was obviously successful, sporting a v-neck affliction shirt and BMW keys in hand yet he was about to put cherrys bananas and the packman on his body for life. That is a serious dedication for a game that saw its peak almost 30 years ago. I had never realized how closely related the military and video game truely are. It makes perfect sense boys are usually the ones tinkering and blowing things up, key components to gaming. Two years ago I found an Atari T-shirt at the goodwill, a treasure not to be left behind. The first user friendly game consol took the country by storm. Before long competition thrived, Atari dropped off and Asia tuned in. Somewhat unfortunate that China capitolized on the thriving industry we created. At this point their culture revolves around it as men describe characters as "cute"
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