

This experience evolved throughout the 20th Century, first into mechanical midway amusements and then into interactive films as early as 1912. The light gun shooter genre of video games can trace its roots to carnival games of the 19th Century. For more on Namco’s history, see Franchise Festival #30: Ridge Racer. Arcade cabinet photographs are from the Time Crisis wiki unless otherwise indicated. This week we’ll be covering the history of Time Crisis. Older entries can be found in the archive here. Welcome back to Franchise Festival, a fortnightly column where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades.
