Neon Ghosts

For two decades, the arcade was the center of youth culture-a loud, dark, neon-lit sanctuary where social hierarchies were determined by high scores. Cultural historian Mark Fischer documents this vanished world in "e;Neon Ghosts."e;Fischer traces the golden age from Space Invaders to Street Fighter II, explaining the economics of the "e;quarter-muncher"e; design difficulty. He explores how the ar...