Machine games have been around for centuries and now in the modern world, it has changed completely. But have you ever wondered how pop culture has inspired arcade games?
Pop culture, like movies, TV shows, and music, has positively impacted machine games and made them what they are today. It gave a special touch to it and made it more addictive and fun.
In this article, we’ll learn how pop culture played an important role in the growth of machine games. This is going to be a fun ride, so make sure you stick around till the end.
Arcade games are not a modern trend, they’ve been around for centuries and the first machine was invented in 1894 by Charles Fey. This game became an instant hit, and Charles Fay quit his job and started making more of these games.
People always look for engaging things, and that is the same case with video games. It has been using the same algorithm and themes for ages, and eventually, people started to get bored. They demanded to have something that could engage them.
So the developers turned towards Hollywood and started taking ideas from popular TV shows and movies. Not only that, they even incorporated popular songs from music artists to make the user experience even better.
Game of Thrones and Walking Dead-inspired games took the market by storm, and they gathered more audiences. These two are considered two of the most successful TV shows and developers considered that.
Another thing is that not only did it help the machine game industry, but it was also a great way of advertising the latest shows and albums. In the graph below, you can see the most popular arcade game genres.
Game machines that are based on any movie or series are considerably engaging, and the reason there is a proper story that is being followed. Now players can play the games, and each time they win they unlock something better, like a new level or another part of the story.
Players can unlock new arcs, and it keeps them engaged, and they can’t stop themselves from playing it. Interesting stories or popular show-inspired machines gather more audience because players want to see what happens next.
For example, if someone wins now they can see new characters on their screen, and it is not only limited to winning some games to change their visuals in each turn. Players also get the chance to unlock new rewards as they are playing. These features worked like a tassel, as users couldn’t get their hands off the machines.
These games used to be boring because all they did was spin the same images over and over. When gaming machines merged with movies, TV shows, and video games, they were able to provide more unique visuals.
These visuals made the audience mesmerized, and they no longer were getting bored because each spin came with new graphics. This even got better because developers also used original audio and soundtracks.
Soundtracks were instantly recognized by the fans and merged with high-end visuals, it became a major hit. For example, machines inspired by “The Game of Thrones” featured its soundtrack and incorporated original characters.
Popular pop stars like Michael Jackson were featured in these games and their popular songs worked as soundtracks. Fans used to go crazy for such games and spend a lot of money.
FUN FACT
Japan has more game machines in comparison to the USA!
In earlier days, machines were available in gaming centers and arcades, but now people can access them through their devices like mobiles. This helped the video game machines business as they went digitalized and gathered more audience.
Apart from these, games that are available in casinos started adapting changes and didn’t stick to the old classic machines featuring fruits, cars, etc. The pop industry came out with something big every once in a while, and arcade machine developers kept on introducing new themed machines.
Gaming machines also got inspired by games like Call of Duty, and gamers who used to play these types of games got attracted to gaming machines as well. Now, youngsters, middle-aged, and older people all are drawn to these machines.
Pop culture turned around the whole game machine industry. Games got inspired and made themselves better and more engaging to reach a bigger audience. This strategy worked great, people did get significantly interested in such games.
These machines also took inspiration from modern designs that also worked great as more online players started to play online games. Big artists were also featured in many of these machines, and their fans didn’t let go of any chance to play.
This industry might’ve closed because people were getting bored with it, but they made the right decisions and even now they are standing strong in the market.
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