LeeJ07 Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 I just found this video on Youtube, and it's very well made and informative. Thought you guys might appreciate seeing it. Lost Dragon, greenween, GRay Defender and 1 other 4 Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 neat video & well made IMO, thanks for sharing Lee LeeJ07 and greenween 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Lost of sources listed, but the video unfortunately contains several recycled unfounded rumors (ex: 3.5 million E.T. carts returned to stores and buried? lol no...). But then again, when your sources are sites like Wikipedia and Atarimuseum, I suppose this is to be expected. greenween, LeeJ07, MaximumRD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 It was a good little watch. I knew I would get pissed over the E.T. hate/blame. I think video games have gone beyond the point of a true "crash" happening again. It could be a good thing if it does though. Just my opinion. LeeJ07 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 It was a good little watch. I knew I would get pissed over the E.T. hate/blame. I think video games have gone beyond the point of a true "crash" happening again. It could be a good thing if it does though. Just my opinion. I actually thought the video did a rather good job of dismissing the tall tales of E.T. being the only factor that caused the crash. E.T. wasn't the cause, but it was undoubtedly a symptom of the troubled waters ahead, and a sign that not all was well in the house that Atari built. RickR and greenween 2 Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Interesting video. I will say that there are a lot of games today across multiple platforms and operating systems. However most of those games are in a digital download format and only a small percentage of those games seem to be in physical form. The saturation seems to be in the digital copies as there are a LOT of "me too" games. Most are free but it's still too many in a market that is repeating what Atari learned in the first crash. Whether or not a crash will happen is yet to be seen but should be expected. I also doesn't help the market when publishers like Steam hold sells where games are marked down in a similar fashion as brick and mortar stores did during the '83 crash. LeeJ07 and greenween 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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