Paul and Chris Calle: 1980s - Video Games

Artist: Paul and Chris Calle

Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 2000
Image Size: 12 by 16.125 inches
Overall Size: 16 by 20 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

In 1975, America's Atari Corporation introduced a new kind of game -- Pong, a simple coin-operated ball and paddle video arcade game -- that quickly captured the public's imagination. Two years later, the company released a video game system for the home, the Atari 2600. In 1978, Taito introduced Space Invaders, a coin-operated arcade game that proved so popular it caused quarter shortages! In 1980, Space Invaders marched into people's homes on Atari's 2600. That same year, Pac-Man invaded arcades and soon became the most popular arcade game of all time -- selling 300,000 units. Pac-Man Fever swept the nation. It seemed as if everyone, from school children to little old ladies, was obsessed with safely guiding the bright yellow Pac-Man around a maze past his four colorful adversaries, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. In 1981 arcades generated revenues of some five billion dollars! The next year Coleco introduced its home video game system, Colecovision, which featured the popular Nintendo games Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior. In 1986, Nintendo released its home video game console, the Nintendo Entertainment System, which soon became all the rage. Today video games are a bigger industry than Hollywood and can be found in arcades and homes across America.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 33¢ Video Games stamp issued January 12, 2000.

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