[Gaming News] In 1983, the video game industry in North America experienced a major collapse known as the Video Game Crash of 1983

[TheDude @ LCS]

In 1983, the video game industry in North America experienced a major collapse known as the Video Game Crash of 1983, caused by market oversaturation and low-quality games (famously E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600), leading to massive losses and the near shutdown of several major companies.

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