There were DOS games, some of which managed a little graphics, and there were arcade games, which in my opinion were more addicting with less to offer in the way of any creativity. And of course there were all the other games that ever existed, like bridge and poker. You can't say people weren't addicted to them.
Video games did not exist in the 1970s.
Yes actually, they did. And angry soccer-moms everywhere had the same archaic views.
There were DOS games, some of which managed a little graphics, and there were arcade games, which in my opinion were more addicting with less to offer in the way of any creativity. And of course there were all the other games that ever existed, like bridge and poker. You can't say people weren't addicted to them.