Came across this site today. Memories of Space Invaders as my first digital obsession:

I was a gangly prepubescent kid growing up in late seventies Rome, when the game came out; humble aliens bringing a massive paradigm shift after decades of pinball rule – from shiny steel ball to green pixel. Leaving early for school to stop off for a few morning games. Rushing out in the afternoon for a few more – seeking status in top scores. The invariably cigarette-scarred console conjuring a taster of proto-cyberpunk aesthetics, as junkies hustled for change in the streets outside and fashion hooligans made wheelies on souped-up Vespas with Pioneer sound systems embedded in the glove box.