What was the Great Video Game Crash of 1983?
At BugSplat, we spend our days helping teams stop software and video game crashes. But not every crash is a bug in the code. Some are the kind that take down a whole industry. In the early 80s, video games were booming in North America. Home consoles had gotten cheap, demand for new games was spiking, and everybody wanted in. Companies scrambled to feed the frenzy. The stage was set for the most famous crash in gaming history. In 1983, the bottom fell out.