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EPISODE · Nov 27, 2024 · 49 MIN

The War on Video Games: When Arcades Were Almost Banned

from Everything 80s · host Jamie Logie | 1980s Pop Culture and Nostalgia

It seems funny to think, but in the early 80s, a gigantic industry almost came to a grinding halt... Video games--and arcades--had grown so quickly,  and on such a wide scale,  that many began to ask if it was ok for our kids to be playing them so much.  This is when video games and arcades became under attack as parents, watch groups, and entire cities started to crack down on them. From the U.K. to Canada, to America, regulations began to be put in place to limit young people from even stepping foot into an arcade. The attack on video games even went all the way to the Supreme Court, and a generation of kids didn't realize how close they got to losing something they loved--forever... Movie Review: Planes, Trains & Automobiles 

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