I recently came upon this touching article about the the coming of age during the golden age of video gaming in the 80s, written by Wil Wheaton (anyone remember Wesley from Star Trek: TNG?).
“Come with me, for a moment, back to the days when a quarter really meant something, and take a look at some of those games and places . . .”
(Note: Some content on the linked site is NSFW)
Paul Seid