1980s: rise of console & PC gaming
Atari‘s Visual Computer System (VCS) launch in late 1970s marked the beginning of the electronic multi-game platform. Its 2 most famous games were porting of successful Japanese arcade games: Taito‘s Space Invaders and Namco‘s Pac Man. Space Invaders gave players the thrill of shooting invading aliens before they come too close, all the while avoiding the shots coming down from the aliens too. Pac-Man gives the players chance to choose their own path in a maze to avoid lurking ghosts while running for the super power pill that gives the Pac-Man the ability to devour the ghosts. They were good fun. The ability to play these games in the comfort of your own home resulted in millions of unit sales for the gaming console as well as its hit games.
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