The golden age of video games (1978-1983)

The golden age of video games (1978-1983)

In the summer of 1982 the fever for video games increased considerably. Since Space Invaders broke into the market in 1978 the income generated by the industry had gone from 454 million dollars that year to 5 313 million in 1982

 

The most important companies dedicated to the entertainment business had created their videogame divisions, such as Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Pictures, Quaker Oats, Parker Brothers, 20th Century Fox or Thorn EMI, and even McDonald's had partnered with Atari. The US government favored the growth of an incipient industry that, in turn, was favored by the growing graphic and sound capabilities of the new generations of computers