Clip about the History of Video Games

Here is a very interesting video.  It is a clip representing an amateur song on the topic of the history of video games.

In fact, the video is very cool.  But there are also some sad disadvantages.  The lyrics consist mostly of different words (the only exception is refrain) that define different video game technologies, names of great people from the arcade world, arcade game companies, video game consoles, and titles of arcade games.  These words were planned to be sorted in chronological order.  The end result however, left the song with some with chronological mistakes, some important video games for example (like Spacewar, 1962) and people (like Willy Higinbotham, the inventor of video game Tennis for Two, 1958, which is believed to be the first video game) were missed.

Also, (in my opinion,) the song should be in a different genre of music.  The song talks about a time before the 1990's, the time of classic video games.  These games had the 8bit music, and I believe that the song should be 8bit too.

Despite these disadvantages, the video leaves a good impression.  It is very pleasant to hear the well known, and loved titles of classic arcade games, the games of childhood.  It is as though you are remembering your whole life, in terms of video arcade games.  A special thanks for the video itself, it perfectly supplements the nostalgic atmosphere of the music.  It would be nice if the author wrote the continuation of the song to tell about the history of video games from 1990 until today.

You can watch the clip about the history of video games below or here on Youtube.com.

Modern Life of Classic Arcade Games

Today companies exist whose activity is focused on the restoration of classic arcade games. Such companies are founded by fans of classic arcades. Some of these companies restore classic games in all facets while others focus only on one facet of the restoration activity.

One such company is "Arcade Renovations." They focus on the reproduction art for classic arcade games.

Many of these companies also give tips and advice, about how to restore classic games to mint condition. Such tips and advice are usually posted on the company's website(s). Thanks to them, fans of classic arcades and classic arcade games can again, enjoy these wonderful games of their childhood.

In addition to the activity of classic arcade restore companies, classic arcades are also being brought back to life thanks to the discussions around them. Today, for example, there are several newsgroups who are devoted to classic games. Moreover, there are few conventions which are dedicated solely to classic arcade gaming. One of such convention is "California Extreme."

Present Situation of Video Arcade Games: Part 2

On the other hand, there are also some arcades games that do not need to fight for survival. This is because some genres of video games are still very popular in arcades. Among these are dancing and rhythm types of games. Some famous video arcade games of this genre would include "Dance, Dance Revolution," and part of the "Bemani," series.

When the modern video arcade games cannot find a place under the sun, the early video games find new life.

Thanks to the simple, and purely exciting game play of many of the early video games, many of these games have found a lot of new fans amongst the modern generation. The modern generation however, play these arcade games on mobile phones, or with the help of special emulators such as MAME.

In addition, nowadays some of the classic video arcade games are reappearing in commercial settings. Such as the way the "Ms. Pac-Man 20 Year Reunion." was released, as well as "Galaga Class of 1981," (two-in-one game.) Other classic arcades are integrated directly into controller hardware (joysticks) with replaceable flash drives storing game ROMs.

Classic Video Arcade Games Are Still in Demand

Nowadays, we can notice a good many people who collect the classic video arcade games. Classic arcades were the games of their childhood – they were created in the late 1970s – 1980s. Of course, people will not collect these games if they don’t have warm, nostalgic feelings toward the games.  It is easy to understand how even now there is still a desire to play these old but wonderful games

During the 70's & 80's,  a lot of wonderful video arcade games started to be created, and arcades became very popular.  Because of the huge popularity of some of the games, Pac-Man, for example, even entered the popular culture. For decades there wasn’t anything else that could be matched to the early video games, or enjoyed in quite the same way.

Due to the fact that today, only few of these games have any commercial value, the cost of their acquisition can range from 200 to 750 dollars.  However, when we talk about arcade games that have been fully restored, there value can be significantly higher than this.