In the days of early video games (like 1977-1997) often there were complaints of not enough tools provided by the manufacturers (Atari, Nintendo, Sega, etc). These were sometimes solved and sometimes not. How were they solved and why sometimes not? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

In the days of early video games (like 1977-1997) often there were complaints of not enough tools provided by the manufacturers (Atari, Nintendo, Sega, etc). These were sometimes solved and sometimes not. How were they solved and why sometimes not?

by savoytruffle

Skiosmagus

Before I can try to answer this question I have to ask, what do you mean by 'tools' in the context of this question?