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In 1888, the German Storwick designed a machine called "automatic egg-laying machine" based on the principle of the coin-operated mechanism of the vending machine. An egg, accompanied by a cry. This "automatic egg-laying machine" is regarded as the prototype of the coin-operated game machine.
The "music box" game machine that appeared in Germany at the beginning of this century is the game machine that really began to be used in the entertainment industry. As long as a coin is put in, the wheel in the sound box will automatically rotate, driving a series of unevenly distributed holes to strike the steel sheets of different lengths to play music.
Later, the famous magician Burlem designed a coin-operated video game machine. Although it is an image, it is still mechanical, and the operator can see the puppets and the background moving performance from the observation hole after inserting a coin.
In the era of economic depression, the gambling industry around the world is very prosperous, so many coin-operated machines such as poker machines (commonly known as mouse machines), horse racing machines, golf pachinko machines, etc. have emerged one after another, replacing the healthy entertainment industry. It was not until the 1930s that simulation games against competition emerged in the United States, among which the "one-armed bandit" game consoles that simulated gunfights were very popular. Since then, game machines that simulate various sports (such as target shooting and basketball) have also appeared in casinos one after another.
From the end of the 19th century to the 1950s and 1960s, most of the coin-operated game machines belonged to mechanical or simple circuit structures. Most of the gamers were young people and adults. . But at the same time, with the rapid development of global electronic technology, the first electronic computer appeared in 1946 after the war, and its technological achievements penetrated into various fields, and a revolution in the entertainment industry also began.