In a recent video on his YouTube channel, veteran RPG developer Tim Cain shared his memories of the 1983 videogame industry crash. In particular, he emphasized that, although bad—like, really bad—he doesn't believe the current employment and studio closure crisis matches the impact of the infamous '80s collapse.
Cain got his caveats out of the way early, though: He cited a figure of 10% of game developers being affected by the current crisis, a tragedy for the medium in no uncertain terms. "It is bad," Cain declared. "It's bad. Quote me: 'It's bad.'" With that out of the way, Cain still asserted that "it's nothing like the 1983 crash."
