BBC Nationwide segment on Amusement arcade machines

 

I had this link sent to me with an excerpt from BBC TVs 'Nationwide' programme from 1980.

It talked about video games and then went on to show some old fashioned arcade machines from before.

What was intriguing to me was that they featured three machines that my Dad had in our arcade back in the 1960s.

Click this link to watch the video from the BBCs Facebook page.

It certainly brought back some memories for me

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The Story of Tetris (and an intriguing story it is!)

 

Back in 1989 we bought the game Tetris for the arcade.

It didn't do as well as we'd hoped because I became hooked on it and kept playing it - which meant no-one else could.

It took me a while to work out why it wasn't doing as well as I thought it would (I can be a bit slow on the uptake).

Once I stopped playing on it and gave others the chance, it more than lived up to expectations!

It was a great game. What I didn't realise was the story behind it.

I watched this documentary about it today and have to say it was intriguing and is well worth a watch.

If you can't see the video click here

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