AMOA 1980 with GameResearch_E

We often think of trade shows today as just gimmicky PR extravaganzas that rarely surprise and amaze, with most big reveals having been leaked way before hand, and little revolutionary happening on the show floor.
The Amusement & Music Operators Association International Exposition of Games and Music in 1980 was everything but though, with some (pun intended) game changing reveals, as the market shifted with old companies pivoting, new, global players entering the fray and new technology and game play innovations forever changing what consumers would expect from a visit to the arcade.

Join Karl and Ethan of The History of How We Play, as we deep dive into the historic turning point that was the 1980 AMOA.

Links:

https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.amusementexpo.org
https://www.amoa.com/
https://www.homeleisuredirect.com/pinball-machines/buying-advice/what-are-solid-state-pinball-machines.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Manufacturing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_cabinet
http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2014/01/video-game-mythbusters-was-rally-x-hit.html
https://www.mobygames.com/game/king-balloon
https://www.mobygames.com/game/tank-battalion
https://www.mobygames.com/game/pac-man
https://www.mobygames.com/game/spectar
https://www.mobygames.com/game/rally-x
https://www.mobygames.com/game/space-panic
https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/joe-morici-interview
https://www.mobygames.com/game/crazy-climber
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/radar-scope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo
https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-castle
https://www.mobygames.com/game/battlezone_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECO_Cassette_System
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QrCeO6H1jFg
http://videogamekraken.com/video-action-ii-by-universal-research-laboratories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_(game_company)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/berzerk
https://www.mobygames.com/game/defender
https://rawthrills.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Jarvis
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/infinity-war-defender-mini-game-price-increase-defenders-netflix/
https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
https://twitter.com/gamingalexandri?lang=en
https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/OurLostArcade
https://gamehistory.org/sega-gremlin-archive/
https://www.jmargolin.com/vgens/vgens.htm