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Early on in the history of Atari, I went to a meeting for distributors. Nolan and I and several other people sat around a lunch table. After we were done eating and shooting the breeze, Nolan came up with the unforgettable statement/question: "I wonder what else we can do with a video game than play tennis and hockey." He answered his own question with driving games like Trak10 and Grantrak. Very visionary guy.

-Eddie Adlum, The Ultimate History of Video Games

Kent, S. (2010). The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokemon and beyond... the story behind the craze that touched our li ves and changed the world. Random House LLC.

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40 Years Of Arcade Games - Part 1 (1972-1989) - Arcade Heroes

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find quite interesting, Atari’s production and pricing numbers on all of their arcade machines from Pong to RUSH 2049 (actually up to [&hellip

This article documents many firsts and important moments in arcade history.

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Check Out This Glorious, Colorful History of Arcade Games | WIRED

Fine, so we're suckers for long scrollable timelines. But this one is a doozy.

Great timeline documenting the history of arcades from the early 19th century up to modern times.