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If NES didn't have locks it would have went the way of atari (99% of games being utter crap with 0 quality control)
by helloycombinat 6y ago
If NES didn't have locks it would have went the way of atari (99% of games being utter crap with 0 quality control)
- dleslie 6y agoObviously that's a matter of opinion; and the Atari Flashback consoles sold quite well... And, of course, not having a licenser did little to harm PC Gaming.
- pfranz 6y agoI believe they're referring to loss of publishing control often cited as a reason for the video game crash of 1983 that the NES helped carry the industry out of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983#Loss_of_publishing_control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983#Loss_...