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Fallout lead Tim Cain argues games industry crisis hasn't reached the level of the 1983 crash: 'I don't think there's ever been a worse time in the games industry' (www.pcgamer.com)
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He doesn't want to diminish the current crisis, though.

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[+] -10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A worse time? Home computers thrived, the arcades were packed, bedroom programming was on the rise, the Famicom was released... Other than Atari betting too big on E.T., the industry was in a healthy position.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    the 1983 crash was mostly a home console crash, which was a bigger market in the US than in europe, but i guess it really sucked for console devs there, and the famicom took two years to be released outside of japan as the NES.

    e: [youtube] tim cain has a video on his channel where he talks about his perspective as a developer during the time

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    As a kid in the 80s I had a Colecovision console, probably 20 titles and even the steering wheel peripheral. I miss it. For pure game enjoyment it was the height of the art. NES brought about the start of games that were work, though there were some great titles on that system. At least for someone like me, the only improvement that has come with the newer systems is better racing games.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    The funny thing is I think we are in the same situation except now the free distribution of games on the internet means the supply side issues are even less relevant to the game industry. The losers might end up being consoles again.

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