Due to the huge popularity of the Mario Bros. game in the year 1983, many people started naming their children Mario during that time. This is how Mario influenced people’s lives.
Do you know that one of the most successful video game Pac-Man’s shape was inspired by a pizza? Toru Iawatani, the creator of Pac-Man says he thought a partially-eaten pizza pie seemed like it could become a character.
The coin-operated amusement machine industry, including 120 arcade game distributors and manufacturers is represented by the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) established in the year 1981.
In 1978, Taito's Space Invaders proved to be the first blockbuster arcade video game. In fact, it became so popular that its success marked the beginning of the golden age of arcade video games.
Do you know that when pinball machines were created, many states actually banned them because these were considered gambling? In 1947, pinball machines began using flippers, which turned them into games of skill rather than chance.
The first popular arcade games included early amusement-park midway games such as ball-toss games, shooting galleries, and the earliest coin-operated machines, such as those that played mechanical music or that claimed to tell a person's fortune.
