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Pac-Man (Atari 2600)

Index 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. [1]

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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 2600 homebrew

An Atari 2600 homebrew (short for Atari 2600 homebrew game) is a video game designed for the Atari 2600 by an independent developer following the discontinuation of the console in 1992.

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Atari Flashback

The Atari Flashback is a series of dedicated consoles marketed by Atari, Inc. from 2004 to 2011.

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Atari video game burial

The Atari video game burial was a mass burial of unsold video game cartridges, consoles, and computers in a New Mexico landfill site, undertaken by American video game and home computer company Atari, Inc. in 1983.

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Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney.

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Console game

A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment.

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David Crane (programmer)

David Patrick Crane (born 1953 in Nappanee, Indiana, United States) is a video game designer and programmer.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in video games

Starting with the release of the film in 1982 and its subsequent 20th anniversary re-release, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been the subject of video games across several platforms and genres.

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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.

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List of Atari 2600 games

This is a list of games for the Atari 2600 video game console, totaling more than 565 games, divided into the following sections: games published by Atari and Sears, games published by third parties during the 2600's production run, and later homebrew releases.

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List of Atari, Inc. games

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984.

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List of best-selling Atari 2600 video games

The best-selling video game of all-time on the Atari 2600 console is Pac-Man, a port of the arcade game of the same name programmed by Tod Frye.

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List of best-selling video game franchises

This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least five million copies.

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List of commercial failures in video gaming

As a hit-driven business, the great majority of the video game industry's software releases have been commercial failures.

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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 Pac-Man video games

Pac-Man is a series of video games.

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List of video games notable for negative reception

The following video games are noted for their negative reception.

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Munchkin (video game)

Munchkin is cartridge number 38 in the official Philips line of games for the Philips Videopac.

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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 (disambiguation)

Pac-Man is a popular 1980 arcade game by Namco and the name of its title character.

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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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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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The Art of Video Games

The Art of Video Games was an exhibition by the Smithsonian American Art Museum which was on display from March 16, 2012 through September 30, 2012.

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Tod Frye

Tod R. Frye is a computer programmer once employed by Atari, and is most notable for being charged with the home adaptation of Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 video computer system, which, while reputedly the top selling title for that system, is popularly claimed to have been a factor in both Atari Inc.'s downfall and the North American video game crash of 1983.

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TV Boy

The TV Boy and its successors TV Boy II and Super TV Boy are 1990s handheld TV games sold by many different companies, including Systema, Akor, and NICS, based upon an unlicensed clone of Atari 2600 hardware.

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Video game clone

A video game clone is either a video game (or series) which is very similar to or heavily inspired by a previous popular game or series.

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Wizard of Wor

Wizard of Wor is an arcade game released in 1980 by Midway.

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1980s in video gaming

The second decade in the industry's history was decade of highs and lows for video games.

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1982 in video gaming

1982 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Jr. and Pole Position.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_(Atari_2600)

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