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Electronic Games

Index Electronic Games

Electronic Games was the first dedicated video game magazine published in the United States and ran from October 15, 1981 to 1997 under different titles. [1]

226 relations: Aces of the Pacific, Action game, Action-adventure game, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain, Adventure (Atari 2600), Adventure game, Adventure International, Agent USA, Air-Sea Battle, Alone in the Dark (1992 video game), Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIe, Arcade game, Archon: The Light and the Dark, Armor Battle, Asteroid, Asteroids (video game), Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, Auto Racing (video game), Aztec (video game), B.C.'s Quest for Tires, Baby Pac-Man, Bally Astrocade, Baseball (Intellivision video game), Basketball (1978 video game), Battlezone (1980 video game), Berzerk (video game), Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, Bill Kunkel (gaming), Bosconian, Bruce Lee (video game), Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, Buck Rogers, Bump 'n' Jump, BurgerTime, CD-ROM, Centipede (video game), Chopper Command, Civilization (video game), ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Computer Baseball, Congo Bongo, Cosmic Conflict, Crystal Castles (video game), David's Midnight Magic, ..., Day of the Tentacle, Deadline (video game), Dedicated console, Defender (1981 video game), Demon Attack, Dig Dug, Disney's Aladdin (Virgin Games video game), Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong Jr., DOS, Dracula Unleashed, Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair (1983 video game), Drol, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Elevator Action, Entex Adventure Vision, Exile (1988 video game series), Fishing Derby, Flashback (1992 video game), Fourth generation of video game consoles, Freeway (video game), Frogger, Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!, Front Line (video game), Galaxian, Gamasutra, Game & Watch, Game Boy, Game Gear, Gateway to Apshai, Golden age of arcade video games, Gravitar, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Infidel (video game), Intellivision, Internet Archive, Jawbreaker (video game), Joust (video game), Jumpman (video game), Jungle Hunt, Kaboom! (video game), Kangaroo (video game), Kotaku, Lady Bug (video game), Lethal Enforcers, List of awards, List of Battlestar Galactica video games, List of Game of the Year awards, List of LCD games featuring Mario, List of Magnavox Odyssey² games, List of Sierra Entertainment video games, Lode Runner, Loom (video game), M.A.C.H. 3, M.U.L.E., Macintosh, Magnavox Odyssey², Midway Games, Miner 2049er, Missile Command, Montezuma's Revenge (video game), Moon Patrol, Moondust (video game), Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), MS-DOS, Ms. Pac-Man, MSX, Multiplayer video game, Namco Pac-Man, Nasir Gebelli, NASL Soccer, NHLPA Hockey '93, Night Trap, Oil Barons, One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird, Pac-Man, Pac-Man (Atari 2600), Parker Brothers, PC game, PC-8800 series, Philips CD-i, Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, Pitfall!, Polaris (video game), Pole Position, Pong, Popeye (video game), Porting, Punch-Out!! (arcade game), Q*bert, Qix, Quest for the Rings, Repton (1983 video game), Return of the Phantom, Return to Zork, Reversi, River Raid, Road Blaster, Robo Aleste, Robotron: 2084, Rock n' Roll Racing, Science fiction, Scramble (video game), SEAL Team (TV series), Second generation of video game consoles, Sega CD, Sega Genesis, SG-1000, Shooter game, SimLife, Single-player video game, Sirius Software, Skiing (Atari 2600), Snack Attack, Sonic CD, Sonic Spinball, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Space Invaders, Sports game, Spy Hunter, Star Raiders, Star Trek (arcade game), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993 video game), Star Wars (1983 video game), Star Wars: X-Wing, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Strike Commander, Super Cobra, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Pac-Man, Superman (1979 video game), Tag Team Wrestling, Tempest (video game), Tennis (1981 video game), Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, The 7th Guest, The Dark Crystal (video game), The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Seven Cities of Gold (video game), The Witness (1983 video game), Tiger Electronics, Tomytronic 3D, Track & Field (video game), Tron (video game), TRS-80, Turbo (video game), TurboDuo, TurboGrafx-16, Turtles (video game), Tutankham, TX-1, Ultima III: Exodus, United States, Vanguard (video game), Vectrex, Video (magazine), Video game console, Video game crash of 1983, Video game journalism, Video Olympics, Voyeur (video game), VTech, Walker (video game), Warlords (1980 video game), Wired (magazine), Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds, Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn, Wolfenstein 3D, Xevious, Zaxxon, Zork I, ZX Spectrum. Expand index (176 more) »

Aces of the Pacific

Aces of the Pacific is a combat flight simulator game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1992.

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Action game

The action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time.

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Action-adventure game

The action-adventure video game genre includes video games that combine core elements from the action and adventure genres.

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was an Intellivision game, one of the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons games to be officially licensed by TSR, Inc..

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Adventure (Atari 2600)

Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console, released in late –. In the game, the player controls a square avatar whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find a magical chalice and return it to the golden castle.

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Adventure game

An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving.

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Adventure International

Adventure International was an American video game publishing company that existed from 1978 until 1985.

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Agent USA

Agent USA is a 1984 computer game designed to teach children spelling, US geography, time zones, and state capitals.

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Air-Sea Battle

Air-Sea Battle is a game developed by Atari, Inc.

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Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)

Alone in the Dark is a survival horror video game designed by Frédérick Raynal and developed and published by Infogrames for the PC.

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Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990.

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Apple II

The Apple II (stylized as Apple.

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Apple IIe

The Apple IIe (styled as Apple //e) is the third model in the Apple II series of personal computers produced by Apple Computer.

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Archon: The Light and the Dark

Archon: The Light and the Dark is a 1983 video game developed by Free Fall Associates and one of the first five games published by Electronic Arts.

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Armor Battle

Armor Battle is a multiplayer game released by Mattel for its Intellivision video game system in 1979.

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Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.

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Asteroids (video game)

Asteroids is an arcade space shooter released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. and designed by Lyle Rains, Ed Logg, and Dominic Walsh.

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Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 (or Atari Video Computer System before November 1982) is a home video game console from Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games contained on ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.

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Atari 5200

The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a home video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc.

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Atari 8-bit family

The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc. in 1979 and manufactured until 1992.

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Auto Racing (video game)

Auto Racing is a racing video game released by Mattel for its Intellivision video game console in 1980.

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Aztec (video game)

Aztec is an action-adventure game, created by Paul Stephenson for the Apple II and published by Datamost in 1982.

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B.C.'s Quest for Tires

B.C.'s Quest for Tires is home video game designed by Rick Banks and Michael Bate and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983.

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Baby Pac-Man

Baby Pac-Man is a hybrid arcade/pinball game released by Bally Midway on October 11, 1982.

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Bally Astrocade

The Astrocade is a second generation home video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway, at that time the videogame division of Bally.

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Baseball (Intellivision video game)

Baseball (released as Major League Baseball) is a multiplayer sports video game produced by Mattel and released for its Intellivision video game system in 1980.

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Basketball (1978 video game)

Basketball is an Atari 2600 video game written by Alan Miller and published by Atari, Inc. in 1979.

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Battlezone (1980 video game)

Battlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat arcade game from Atari, Inc. released in November 1980.

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Berzerk (video game)

Berzerk is a multi-directional shooter arcade game, released in 1980 by Stern Electronics of Chicago.

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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein

Beyond Castle Wolfenstein is a 1984 World War II stealth game.

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Bill Kunkel (gaming)

Bill Kunkel (July 21, 1950 – September 4, 2011) was a graphic novelist, and pioneering professional wrestling and video game journalist and critic from the 1970s until his death in the early 2010s.

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Bosconian

is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game which was developed and released by Namco in Japan in 1981.

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Bruce Lee (video game)

Bruce Lee is a video game designed by Ron J. Fortier, with graphics by Kelly Day and music by John A. Fitzpatrick.

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Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, known as Bubsy for short, is a platform video game released by Accolade in the early 1990s.

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Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers is a fictional space opera character created by Philip Francis Nowlan in the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D., subsequently appearing in multiple media.

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Bump 'n' Jump

Bump 'n' Jump, known in Japan as, is a 1982 Japanese arcade game created by Data East Corporation, released as both a dedicated board and as part of their DECO Cassette System.

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BurgerTime

is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East initially for its DECO Cassette System.

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CD-ROM

A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed optical compact disc which contains data.

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Centipede (video game)

Centipede is a vertically oriented fixed shooter arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. in 1980.

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Chopper Command

Chopper Command is a video game by Activision released for the Atari 2600 in June 1982.

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Civilization (video game)

Sid Meier's Civilization is the first in a series of turn-based "4X"-type strategy video game created by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley for MicroProse in 1991.

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ColecoVision

The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second-generation home video-game console that was released in August 1982.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64 or the CBM 64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, January 7–10, 1982).

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Commodore VIC-20

The VIC-20 (in Germany: VC-20; In Japan: VIC-1001) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines.

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Computer Baseball

Computer Baseball is a 1981 computer simulation computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc..

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Congo Bongo

, also known as, is an isometric platform arcade game released by Sega in 1983.

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Cosmic Conflict

Cosmic Conflict from 1978 is the 11th official game released for the Philips Videopac console (known as Magnavox Odyssey² in the United States).

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Crystal Castles (video game)

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983.

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David's Midnight Magic

David's Midnight Magic is an Apple II pinball simulation written by David Snider and released by Brøderbund in 1982.

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Day of the Tentacle

Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts.

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Deadline (video game)

Deadline is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1982.

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Dedicated console

A dedicated console is a video game console that is dedicated to a built in game or games, and is not equipped for additional games, via cartridges, discs or other media.

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Defender (1981 video game)

Defender is an arcade video game developed and released by Williams Electronics in February 1981.

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Demon Attack

Demon Attack is a video game written by Rob Fulop and published by Imagic.

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Dig Dug

is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982.

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Disney's Aladdin (Virgin Games video game)

Disney's Aladdin is a platform video game developed and published by Virgin Games based on the 1992 film of the same name.

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Donkey Kong (video game)

is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981.

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Donkey Kong Jr.

is a 1982 arcade-style platform video game by Nintendo.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk operating systems.

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Dracula Unleashed

Dracula Unleashed is a 1993 video game created by ICOM Simulations and published by Viacom New Media for the Sega CD, Apple Macintosh and DOS platforms.

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Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes is a role-playing game developed by the Nihon Falcom.

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Dragon's Lair

Dragon's Lair is a video game franchise that began with the laserdisc video game Dragon's Lair originally released for the arcades in 1983.

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Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)

Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983 as the first game in the Dragon's Lair series.

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Drol

Drol is a computer game by Brøderbund in 1983.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.

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Elevator Action

is a 1983 arcade game by Taito Corporation.

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Entex Adventure Vision

The Adventure Vision is a self-contained (no external monitor is required) cartridge-based video game console released by Entex Industries in 1982.

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Exile (1988 video game series)

is an action role-playing video game series developed by Telenet Japan.

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Fishing Derby

Fishing Derby is an Atari 2600 fishing video game written by David Crane and published by Activision in 1980.

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Flashback (1992 video game)

Flashback, released as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the United States, is a 1992 science fiction cinematic platform game developed by Delphine Software of France and published by U.S. Gold in United States and Europe, and Sunsoft in Japan.

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Fourth generation of video game consoles

In the history of computer and video games, the fourth generation (more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era) of games consoles began on October 30, 1987 with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America).

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Freeway (video game)

Freeway is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 video game console.

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Frogger

Frogger is a 1981 arcade game developed by Konami.

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Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!

Frogger II: ThreeeDeep! is a console and computer game released in 1984 by Parker Brothers.

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Front Line (video game)

is a military-themed run & gun shooter game released by Taito for arcades in 1982.

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Galaxian

is an arcade game that was developed by Namco and released in October 1979.

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Gamasutra

Gamasutra is a website founded in 1997 that focuses on all aspects of video game development.

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Game & Watch

Game & Watch (Gēmu & Uotchi; called Tricotronic in West Germany and Austria) is a line of handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.

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Game Boy

The is an 8-bit handheld game console which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo and first released on the 100th anniversary of Nintendo in Japan on, in North America on and in Europe on.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Gateway to Apshai

Gateway to Apshai is an action-adventure game for the Commodore 64, ColecoVision and Atari 400/800 home computers, developed by The Connelley Group and published by Epyx as a prequel to Temple of Apshai.

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Golden age of arcade video games

The golden age of arcade video games was the era when arcade video games entered pop culture and became a dominant cultural force.

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Gravitar

Gravitar is a color vector graphics arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1982.

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a point-and-click adventure game by LucasArts originally released in 1992.

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Infidel (video game)

Infidel is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1983.

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Intellivision

The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge." It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and nearly three million public-domain books.

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Jawbreaker (video game)

Jawbreaker is a Pac-Man clone programmed by John Harris and released in 1982 for the Atari 8-bit family by On-Line Systems.

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Joust (video game)

Joust is an arcade game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982.

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Jumpman (video game)

Jumpman is a platform game written by Randy Glover and published by Epyx in 1983.

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Jungle Hunt

Jungle Hunt (ジヤングル・ハン卜) is a right-to-left side-scrolling arcade game produced and released by Taito in 1982.

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Kaboom! (video game)

Kaboom! is an Activision video game published in 1981 for Atari 2600 that was designed by Larry Kaplan.

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Kangaroo (video game)

is an arcade platform game that was released in 1982.

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Kotaku

Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.

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Lady Bug (video game)

Lady Bug is an insect-themed maze chase arcade game produced by Universal Entertainment Corporation and released in 1981.

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Lethal Enforcers

Lethal Enforcers (リーサルエンフォーサーズ Rīsaru Enfōsāzu) is a 1992 shooting game released for the arcades by Konami.

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List of awards

A list of orders, medals, prizes, and other awards, of military, civil, and ecclesiastical conferees.

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List of Battlestar Galactica video games

A number of video games have been released based on the various incarnations of the Battlestar Galactica franchise.

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List of Game of the Year awards

Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded by various gaming publications to a deserving game.

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List of LCD games featuring Mario

Nintendo has released several Mario and Donkey Kong LCD video games for the Game & Watch series.

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List of Magnavox Odyssey² games

In the United States the following 46 game titles were released by Magnavox.

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List of Sierra Entertainment video games

Sierra Entertainment is a software label which publishes games from indie developers.

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Lode Runner

Lode Runner is a platform video game first published by Brøderbund in 1983.

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Loom (video game)

Loom is a 1990 fantasy-themed graphic adventure game by Lucasfilm Games.

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M.A.C.H. 3

M.A.C.H. 3 is a laserdisc video game created by Gottlieb and released in the U.S. in 1983 under their Mylstar brand.

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M.U.L.E.

M.U.L.E. is a seminal multiplayer video game originally written for the Atari 8-bit family by Ozark Softscape and published in 1983 by Electronic Arts.

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Macintosh

The Macintosh (pronounced as; branded as Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984.

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Magnavox Odyssey²

The Magnavox Odyssey², also known as Philips Odyssey² is a second generation home video game console released in 1978.

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Midway Games

Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and commonly known as Midway) was an American video game developer and publisher.

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Miner 2049er

Miner 2049er is a platform video game created by Bill Hogue that was released in 1982 by Big Five Software.

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Missile Command

Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. and licensed to Sega for European release.

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Montezuma's Revenge (video game)

Montezuma's Revenge is a 1984 platform game for Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe).

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Moon Patrol

is an arcade game by Irem released in 1982.

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Moondust (video game)

Moondust is a 1983 generative music video game created for the Commodore 64 by virtual reality pioneer, Jaron Lanier.

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Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)

Mortal Kombat is an arcade fighting game developed and published by Midway in 1992 as the first title in the Mortal Kombat series.

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MS-DOS

MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

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Ms. Pac-Man

Ms.

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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, first announced by Microsoft on June 16, 1983, and marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally or over the internet.

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Namco Pac-Man

The Namco Pac-Man was an 8-bit arcade game system board that was first used by Namco in 1980; the second and third games to run on it, Rally-X and New Rally-X, were modified to support a larger color palette and scrolling.

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Nasir Gebelli

Nasir Gebelli (ناصر جبلی, also Nasser Gebelli, born 1957) is an Iranian-American programmer and video game designer usually credited in his games as simply "Nasir".

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NASL Soccer

NASL Soccer is a video game based on the North American Soccer League (1968–1984).

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NHLPA Hockey '93

NHLPA Hockey '93 is a Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System ice hockey game developed by Park Place Productions and published by Electronic Arts Sports Network.

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Night Trap

Night Trap is an interactive movie video game developed by Digital Pictures and originally released by Sega for the Sega CD in 1992.

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Oil Barons

Oil Barons is both a strategy and simulation-type, turn-based game, published by Epyx in 1983.

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One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird

Dr.

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Pac-Man

, stylized as PAC-MAN, is an arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan as Puck Man in May 1980.

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Pac-Man (Atari 2600)

In 1982, Atari Inc. released their version of Namco's hit arcade game Pac-Man for its Atari 2600 video game console.

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Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers was an American toy and game manufacturer which later became a brand of Hasbro.

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PC game

PC games, also known as computer games or personal computer games, are video games played on a personal computer rather than a dedicated video game console or arcade machine.

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PC-8800 series

The, commonly shortened to PC-88, are a brand of Zilog Z80-based home computers released by Nippon Electric Company (NEC) in 1981 in Japan, where it became very popular.

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Philips CD-i

The Philips CD-i (an abbreviation of Compact Disc Interactive) is an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V., who supported it from December 1991 into the late 1990s.

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Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a platform video game originally released for the Atari 2600 by Activision in 1984 as the sequel to 1982's popular Pitfall!.

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Pitfall!

Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in.

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Polaris (video game)

Polaris is a 1980 fixed shooter arcade game by Taito.

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Pole Position

is an arcade racing video game which was released by Namco in 1982 and licensed to Atari, Inc. for US manufacture and distribution, running on the Namco Pole Position arcade system board.

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Pong

Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games.

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Popeye (video game)

is a 1983 arcade platform game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye characters licensed from King Features Syndicate strips and animated shorts.

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Porting

In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g. different CPU, operating system, or third party library).

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Punch-Out!! (arcade game)

is a boxing arcade game by Nintendo, originally released late 1983.

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Q*bert

Q*bert is an arcade game developed and published by Gottlieb in 1982.

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Qix

Qix (pronounced "kicks") is an arcade game developed by Taito America Corporation and released in October 1981.

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Quest for the Rings

Quest for the Rings is a boardgame/video game hybrid for the Videopac.

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Repton (1983 video game)

Repton is a Defender-inspired game written by Dan Thompson and Andy Kaluzniacki for the Apple II and published by Sirius Software in 1983.

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Return of the Phantom

Return of the Phantom is a point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by MicroProse in 1993.

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Return to Zork

Return to Zork is a 1993 graphic adventure game in the Zork series.

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Reversi

No description.

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River Raid

River Raid is a vertically scrolling shooter designed and developed by Carol Shaw and published by Activision in 1982 for the Atari 2600 video game console.

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Road Blaster

No description.

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Robo Aleste

Robo Aleste, released in Japan as, is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Compile for the Sega CD.

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Robotron: 2084

Robotron: 2084 (also referred to as Robotron) is an arcade video game developed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar of Vid Kidz and released by Williams Electronics (part of WMS Industries) in 1982.

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Rock n' Roll Racing

Rock n' Roll Racing is a vehicular combat-based racing video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now known as Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay Productions for the Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Scramble (video game)

is a 1981 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game.

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SEAL Team (TV series)

SEAL Team is an American military drama television series created by Benjamin Cavell.

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Second generation of video game consoles

The second generation of computer and video games began in 1976 with the release of the Fairchild Channel F. It coincided with and was partly fuelled by the golden age of arcade video games, a peak era of popularity and innovation for the medium.

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Sega CD

The Sega CD, released as the in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis video game console designed and produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the in regions outside of North America, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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SG-1000

The also known as the Sega Computer Video Game SG-1000, is a home video game console manufactured by Sega and released in Japan, Australia, and other regions.

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Shooter game

Shooter games are a subgenre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time.

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SimLife

SimLife: The Genetic Playground is a video game produced by Maxis in 1992.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Sirius Software

Sirius Software was a video game publisher of Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and Commodore VIC-20 computer games in the early 1980s.

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Skiing (Atari 2600)

Skiing is a video game cartridge for the Atari 2600 console.

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Snack Attack

Snack Attack is a 1982 video game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost.

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Sonic CD

commonly called Sonic CD, is a 1993 side-scrolling platform game published by Sega for the Sega CD.

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Sonic Spinball

Sonic Spinball, also known as Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, is a pinball video game developed by the Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis console, released worldwide in November 1992.

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Space Invaders

is an arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978.

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Sports game

A sports game is a video game genre that simulates the practice of sports.

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Spy Hunter

Spy Hunter is an overhead view, vehicular combat game developed by Bally Midway and released in arcades in 1983.

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Star Raiders

Star Raiders is a first-person shooter space combat simulator video game for the Atari 8-bit family of computers.

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Star Trek (arcade game)

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (also known as Star Trek: SOS and Star Trek Arcade) is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program and movie series, and released by Sega in 1983.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993 video game)

Star Trek: The Next Generation is a large spaceship simulation video game based on the Star Trek follow-up series of the same name.

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Star Wars (1983 video game)

Star Wars is an arcade game produced by Atari Inc.

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Star Wars: X-Wing

Star Wars: X-Wing is a space simulation video game, the first of the ''X-Wing'' combat flight simulator game series.

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Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting

Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting is a competitive fighting game released for the arcade by Capcom in.

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Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a competitive fighting game developed by Capcom and released for arcades in.

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Strike Commander

Strike Commander is a combat flight simulator video game designed by Chris Roberts and released by Origin Systems for the PC DOS in 1993.

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Super Cobra

is a 1981 arcade game, the sequel to popular horizontally scrolling shooter Scramble, Super Cobra was developed by Konami and manufactured and distributed by Stern in North America.

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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy, and is the sequel to Super Mario Land, also on the Game Boy.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES or SNES, and colloquially shortened to Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America.

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Super Pac-Man

Super Pac-Man is the fourth title of the Pac-Man series of games, released in Japan on August 11, 1982 and North America on October 1, 1982 and it is the fourth starring Pac-Man himself.

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Superman (1979 video game)

Superman is an action adventure game for the Atari 2600 designed by John Dunn and published by Atari, Inc. in 1979.

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Tag Team Wrestling

Tag Team Wrestling, known in Japan as, is a arcade video game published by Data East and developed by Technōs Japan.

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Tempest (video game)

Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc., designed and programmed by Dave Theurer.

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Tennis (1981 video game)

Tennis is a video game for the Atari 2600 developed by Activision co-founder Alan Miller and published by Activision in 1981.

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Texas Instruments TI-99/4A

The Texas Instruments TI-99/4A is a home computer, released June 1981 in the United States at a price of $525 ($ adjusted for inflation).

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The 7th Guest

The 7th Guest, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in, is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game.

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The Dark Crystal (video game)

The Dark Crystal is a graphic adventure computer game based on Jim Henson's fantasy film, The Dark Crystal.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy.

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The Seven Cities of Gold (video game)

The Seven Cities of Gold is a strategy video game created by Dan Bunten and Ozark Softscape and published by Electronic Arts in 1984.

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The Witness (1983 video game)

The Witness is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1983.

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Tiger Electronics

Tiger Electronics (also known as Tiger and Tiger Toys) was an American toy manufacturer best known for its handheld LCD games, the Furby, Giga Pets, and the 2-XL robot product, and audio games such as Brain Warp.

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Tomytronic 3D

The Tomytronic 3D is a series of portable, handheld gaming devices released by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.

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Track & Field (video game)

Track & Field, known in Japan and Europe as, is a 1983 Olympic-themed sports arcade game developed and published by Konami.

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Tron (video game)

Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982.

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TRS-80

The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores.

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Turbo (video game)

Turbo (ターボ) is a racing game released in 1981 by Sega.

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TurboDuo

The TurboDuo is a fourth-generation video game console developed by NEC Home Electronics and Hudson Soft for the North American market.

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TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, known in Japan and France as the, is a home video game console jointly developed by Hudson Soft and NEC Home Electronics, released in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the United States on August 29, 1989.

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Turtles (video game)

Turtles is a 1981 arcade maze game developed by Konami and published by Stern and Sega.

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Tutankham

Tutankham (ツタンカーン) is a 1982 maze shooter developed by Konami and released in arcades by Stern in the US.

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TX-1

TX-1 is a 1983 racing arcade video game developed by Tatsumi.

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Ultima III: Exodus

Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the series of Ultima role-playing video games.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vanguard (video game)

For the 2007 MMORPG, see Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is a 1981 arcade game developed by TOSE, and published by SNK in Japan in 1981 Retrieved on 2009-03-18 and later during the same year in Germany by the same publisher, Retrieved on 2009-03-18 while it was licensed to Centuri for manufacture in North America in October 1981 Retrieved on 2009-03-18 and by Zaccaria in Italy during the same year, Retrieved on 2009-03-18 putting SNK on the map in those regions.

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Vectrex

The Vectrex is a vector display-based home video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering.

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Video (magazine)

Video is a discontinued American consumer electronics magazine that was published from 1977 to 1999 by Reese Communications with a focus on video and audio devices.

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Video game console

A video game console is an electronic, digital or computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.

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Video game crash of 1983

The video game crash of 1983 (known as the Atari shock in Japan) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in North America, because of market saturation.

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Video game journalism

Video game journalism is a branch of journalism concerned with the reporting and discussion of video games.

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Video Olympics

Video Olympics is a video game programmed by Atari, Inc.'s Joe Decuir for the Atari 2600.

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Voyeur (video game)

Voyeur is an interactive movie video game released in 1993 for the Philips CD-i. MS-DOS and Macintosh computer ports were later released.

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VTech

VTech (Traditional Chinese: 偉易達) (Originally Video Technology Limited) is a Hong Kongese global supplier of electronic learning products from infancy to preschool and the world's largest manufacturer of cordless phones.

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Walker (video game)

Walker is a side-scrolling shooter video game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis.

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Warlords (1980 video game)

Warlords is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1980.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (originally known as Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario) is the second game in the Wizardry series of role-playing video games.

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Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn

Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (originally known as Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario) is the third scenario in the Wizardry series of role-playing video games.

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Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen.

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Xevious

is a Vertically scrolling shooter that was released by Namco in arcades in December 1982.

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Zaxxon

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Zork I

Zork: The Great Underground Empire - Part I, later known as Zork I, is an interactive fiction video game written by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels and Tim Anderson and published by Infocom in 1980.

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ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.

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