The North American Video Game Crash of 1983 (Episode 22)

In this episode, we go back to the 80's and talk about how the nascent video game industry in North America was nearly wiped out by a series of bad decisions and hubris. We'll visit Atari, Pac-Man, E.T., and a landfill in New Mexico.

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Sources:

The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven Kent

Video Games Industry Comes Down To Earth by N.R. Kleinfield

-New York Time, Oct. 17, 1983

Home Video Games Are Coming Under Strong Attack by Robert Snowden Jones

-Gainesville Sun, Dec. 12, 1982 (Cox News Service)

What Went Wrong At Atari? by  John Hubner

-Infoworld, Vol. 5 #48

From Landfill to Smithsonian Collections: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" Atari 2600 game by Drew Robarge

https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/landfill-smithsonian-collections-et-extra-terrestrial-atari-2600-game