Billions of dollars were at stake. At their peak in 1982, home videogames ruled the country. Ten million families had Atari systems. Another three million had Intellivision. Kids flocked to see Tron, the Disney movie based on videogame life.
Players can get pretty misty-eyed about their childhood days.
I have a Playstation. But something's missing. Interest in the pioneering games of the early '80s has been mounting for a couple years. Emulators allow Asteroids, Space Invaders, and the like to be played on PCs or modern home gaming platforms. Today, Pac Man Fever is threatening once again to reach epidemic proportions.