CEC Tokens & Atari: The Arcade Game Boom & Bust

Regular Coin Reviews #2: 1982 Chuck E Cheese Token
How the Golden Age of the Video Arcade gave rise to the Chuck E Cheese token and perhaps the downfall of coins themselves.
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00:00 Intro to the 1982 CEC Token
01:50 Thesis: "The Golden Age of the Arcade" was the last widespread use US Coinage.
02:50 CEC Token Overview
07:11 Why Tokens Instead of Coins?
09:59 Nolan Bushnell: From Carny for Quarters to Creator of Pizza Time Theatre
15:10 The Golden Age begins with Space Invaders
17:41 The Boom of Coin-Operated Video Games
18:52 1982: My Childhood = Atari & Chuck E Cheese
20:21 Youth Gaming Addiction?
21:43 The Crash of 1983 / CEC Bankruptcy & Merger
23:23 Conclusion: The Downfall of US Coinage As a Useful Medium of Exchange
24:03 CEC's 2020 Pandemic Bankruptcy
24:37 Epilogue: Roy Hudnell's "Santa Anna" token
26:53 Outro
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