We went back to the arcade with @sparklebliss about Coin Operated Americans, masculinity and games marketing changes over the years

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Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1

Questions for Carly:

Via Thain1982: Did arcades lead the game industry in targeting boys, or was the push fairly concurrent across the board?

Do you think the push to target boys was deliberate marketing, as with children's toys, or unconscious bias?

What we’re playing/reading:

Carly: Blue (Patricia Leavy), Californium

David: The Secret World

Tanya: Street Fighter V, We Know the Devil, Unravel, Solstice

Where to find our guest online

Twitter: @sparklebliss

sparklebliss.com/blog

Coin Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the American Arcade

Where to find your hosts online:

Tanya D. - @cypheroftyr // @INeedDivGms

Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr // twitch.tv/INeedDivGames

Patreon: patreon.com/INeedDivGms // patreon.com/cypheroftyr

David L. Reeves - @RedConversation

Twitch: twitch.tv/red_conversation

Patreon: patreon.com/redconversation

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