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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
economic crisis
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gptkbp:affectedIndustry
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gptkb:video_game
home computer industry
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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Atari shock
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gptkbp:category
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North American history
Video game history
1980s economic history
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gptkbp:causedBy
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competition from home computers
market saturation
poor quality video games
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gptkbp:endDate
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1985
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:third_generation_of_video_game_consoles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Video game crash of 1983
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Time_magazine
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gptkbp:notableCompany
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gptkb:Atari
gptkb:Mattel
gptkb:Coleco
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Atari_video_game_burial
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gptkbp:notableGameAssociated
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gptkb:E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(Atari_2600)
gptkb:Pac-Man_(Atari_2600)
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Howard_Scott_Warshaw
gptkb:Ray_Kassar
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gptkbp:occurredIn
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:golden_age_of_arcade_video_games
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gptkbp:recoveryBy
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gptkb:Nintendo_Entertainment_System
gptkb:Sega_Master_System
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gptkbp:recoveryPeriod
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mid-1980s
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Apple_II
gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:Atari_2600
gptkb:ColecoVision
gptkb:Intellivision
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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mass layoffs
bankruptcies
closure of game companies
decline in video game sales
loss of retailer confidence
reduction in video game console production
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gptkbp:significance
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led to stricter quality control
reshaped video game industry
shifted industry dominance to Japan
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gptkbp:startDate
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1983
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Atari,_Inc.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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