I recently picked up a book about how video games are manufactured off eBay. It's written for a young child, explaining all the steps in order that things are put together, and how they work.
The nice thing about this book is that it contains photos of the Williams plant in Chicago, and loosely follows how Joust is assembled.
I have scanned the cover, book information, and relevant photos, and will include them here for your enjoyment.
Special arcade rooms are set up for testing new games
The artist is drawing a storyboard for a new game
A video artist is adapting a character to the video screen
A computer programmer is programming a new game
Empty wooden game cabinets are pictured here
The game assembly line is shown
In assembly, a woman is pushing wires into connectors, part of the cable assembly process
This is the installation of an electric power supply
Now there is the installation of electronics for the game
Pictured below is a man preparing to install the monitor
A worker installing the monitor
Pictured below are the insides of a completed upright game (likely the last minty-fresh Joust you'll ever see)
Almost completed games are being tested
Williams Book
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