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Question 1

Age of the Arcade C-14

Answer 1

“Atari began manufacturing arcade consoles in volume” which led to intense competition among developers.

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Question 2

Age of the Arcade C-15

Answer 2

Space Invaders, developed in Japan, caused the explosion of the arcade industry.

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Question 3

Age of the Arcade C-16

Answer 3

“The game was so popular in Japan that it caused a shortage of the coins used to play it.”

Question 4

Age of the Arcade C-17

Answer 4

“Space Invaders also spurred the development of video arcades all over the United States…”

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Question 5

Age of the Arcade C-18

Answer 5

The race to develop the arcade industry led to the creation of Pac-Man in 1980 which is “the most successful arcade game of all time…”

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Question 6

Age of the Arcade H-19

Answer 6

In the early years of the video gaming industry, arcade games offered an experience that the at home consoles could not compete with.

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Question 7

Age of the Arcade H-20

Answer 7

“… the arcade games themselves offered a kind of bliss no found anywhere else. Their screens flashed with big bold colours and their particleboard cabinets shook with otherworldly sounds, and every shiny new joystick in the room promised a transcendent blast of entertainment.”

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Question 8

Age of the Arcade H-21

Answer 8

The early at home games could not keep up with their arcade counterparts. Running a game as simple as Pong stressed “the engine coolant of the at home consoles of the day.”

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Question 9

Age of the Arcade H-22

Answer 9

“…if you wanted to play Tempest of Moon Patrol or Donkey Kong Junior you had to leave your house and plunk some serious quarters into a $17,000 machine. The process left you a little awed.”

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