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American inventor Thomas Edison successfully recorded himself singing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on the very first phonograph in 1877, and established a company to exhibit it the following year. The invention was initially successful as a novelty, despite the fact the tin foil on which recordings were made could only be played a couple of times and it was very difficult to operate, but the fad soon wore off. After Edison abandoned the machine to work on other projects, telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell worked on improvements, eventually receiving patents for his innovations.

On 23rd November, 1889, Louis Glass demonstrated the very first coin operated phonograph at the Palais Royal restaurant in San Francisco. Glass, general manager of the Pacific Phonograph Company two blocks away, and his business partner William S. Arnold been permitted by the proprietor, Fred Mergenthaler, to demonstrate the machine in the restaurant. Patrons listened to the music by holding a listening tube to their ear, as recording amplification had not yet been developed. Despite this, the machine was massively popular, grossing over $1000 in its first six months of service.

John Gabel invented the first important jukebox to offer multiple selections in the early 20th century. Read the rest of this entry »

Video games arguably began in 1961, when a group of MIT students created a game called Spacewar on the DEC PDP-1, the very first commercially available interactive computer. The game was competitive: two human players fired missiles at each other while navigating a difficult to control rocket around the screen. It was soon distributed with new DEC computers and traded throughout a very early form of the internet. Its first exposure to the public was in 1962 at the MIT Science Open House.

The first video game that could be played on a common household television set was called Chase. Read the rest of this entry »

At Dazadi we offer a massive variety of arcade games for players of every taste. While most people have a general idea what kind of game they prefer, this kind of selection can make it difficult to conclude which machine will get you the most pleasure out of your investment. To make it easier, we have divided our games into several categories that help customers browse through games that interest them.

Players who want a gaming experience from the golden days of arcades should check out the Classic Arcade Games section. It features the wildly popular Arcade Legends(6199), an expandable cabinet that comes pre-loaded with fifty addictive classics. Read the rest of this entry »