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The name @MinnMaxGames inspired me to do a little type exercise for fun.
What was Hallowe'en like in 1919? If you traveled back in time for the holiday, you'd likely get culture shock.
No "trick or treat," no candy, and witches weren't green yet. Do you even comprehend what's happening on this vintage postcard?
Here's a spooky thread.
In the spirit of October, let's talk Ghostbusters.
Can I tell you the #1 thing that has always, ALWAYS, bothered me about The Real Ghostbusters, ever since I was five years old?
It would be another decade before Nintendo finally released a game where you could remove layers of a woman's clothing, though instead you'd do it by beating the game really fast...
In 1996:
- The original IREM published its final video game.
- Data East USA closed.
- Taito America closed.
- Technos went bankrupt.
When the bubble burst, arcade owners had too much invested in expensive new games that suddenly weren't performing. The owners who survived became much more cautious, only going in on proven hits. But how do you prove a hit when no one is investing in the new machines?
Beat Em Ups get no respect.
Once one of the biggest genres (it's no coincidence that the first two video game made into movies were SMB and Double Dragon), they helped turn around the arcade industry when it was in a nosedive.
Unfortunately, the genre is cursed. #SpookyStories
@uneek35 And in the early issue of X-Men they were celebs. Jean had to rescue Warren from some Beatlemania at one point.