Article about old Soviet Arcade games

[BigusSchmuck]

Very interesting read:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-alternate-universe-of-soviet-arcade-games

[esteban]

Very interesting read:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-alternate-universe-of-soviet-arcade-games

A few years ago I read an article about Soviet-era games that discussed the lack of hardware, even older tech (like the earlier mechanical-electrical games)...so, operators faced a lot of challenges.

It was a fascinating read and included a handful of pics.

This article is a natural "sequel" because an actual Soviet-era arcade has been recreated.

AWESOME.



Regardless, this is an awesome topic:

[sirhcman]

very interesting

[GreatBlueSwirlof99]

Wow, really fascinating read thank for posting this, I learned somethine new today

[MrBroadway]

My wife's family is from the Soviet Union. I talked to my father in law about games he had back then. The only one he remembered was Pong (and was mildly excited that I had it). That would have been in the late 70s/early 80s, I think. After that my wife was born so I don't think he looked much into games then.

[crazydean]

Thanks for that. A good read for sure.

[savageone]

Well that was surprisingly enthralling. Makes me want more similar reading.

Estaban, any chance you can dig up the article you mention? I'd be very interested in reading that.

[bob]

this kid gets it.

[SignOfZeta]

Thanks so much for posting this. This is exactly the kind of shit that thrills me for whatever reason.

[esteban]

Well that was surprisingly enthralling. Makes me want more similar reading.

Estaban, any chance you can dig up the article you mention? I'd be very interested in reading that.

Yeah, I have to, because different pictures were in it. And they talked about all the old-skool mechanical-electric stuff.

Let me see...I might have an old bookmark (I love Soviet/Cold War stuff) on my old laptop....when I get home I'll check it out.

Hundreds of old links (95% probably broken) await me!

[wildfruit]

Хорошо спасибо 😊!

[esteban]

Хорошо спасибо [emoji4]!

I am in the mood for a jacket potato, too!

[VenomMacbeth]

[Desh]

Well that was surprisingly enthralling. Makes me want more similar reading.

Estaban, any chance you can dig up the article you mention? I'd be very interested in reading that.

Yeah, I have to, because different pictures were in it. And they talked about all the old-skool mechanical-electric stuff.

Let me see...I might have an old bookmark (I love Soviet/Cold War stuff) on my old laptop....when I get home I'll check it out.

Hundreds of old links (95% probably broken) await me!

Me too!  Check out the book "Red Eagles" it's all about our secret stash of MIGs we used to test at places like Area 51.  I also once heard that when we dissected some of their jets and everything electronic was controlled by vacuum tube we were scared.  We feared that they set them up that way instead of microchips and such so they would be impervious to EMP attacks.  It turns out in reality their tech was just that far behind.

P.S.  Thanks for posting his article Bigus.  I love it!

[wildfruit]

Хорошо спасибо [emoji4]!

I am in the mood for a jacket potato, too!

Yes sir