Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash

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TCW Podcast Episode 028 - Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash   We go over the arcade industry after the crash.  It has a surge in popularity with kits breathing new life into old cabinets. The JAMMA system standardization allowed for video arcade cabinets to penetrate into many locations.  These two things along with other technologies allowed arcades to thrive until home consoles surpassed them in nearly every respect.   Mr. Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKnWXn02Tpw   Punch Out Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbozFcrP-0   Hat Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqVLSixaS5I   Toobin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6d5jOElAxs   Final Fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW69J9AXOqI   Nintendo Playchoice 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTXA3NfhFmU   Karate Champ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az308iZZClc   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/