Space Invaders is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the … Read the rest
Games
GAME: Asteroids (Classic Arcade)
Here’s another guaranteed time-waster, from your friends at Soundwaves!
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade … Read the rest
GAME: Pac Man (Classic Arcade)
Pac-Man ( Pakkuman) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released … Read the rest
GAME: Frogger (Classic Arcade)
Here’s another classic video game to distract you from your mundane life! Enjoy!
Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the … Read the rest
DEFENDER
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Developed and released by Williams Electronics in February 1981, Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet.
The player controls a space ship as it navigates the terrain, flying either to the … Read the rest
STARCASTLE
The Wiki:
The object of Star Castle, created by Cinematronics in 1980, is to destroy an enemy cannon which sits in the center of three concentric, rotating energy shield rings while avoiding or destroying ‘mines’ – enemies that … Read the rest
MS. PAC-MAN
The gameplay of Ms. Pac-Man, released in January 1982 by Midway, is largely identical to that of the original Pac-Man.
The player earns points by eating pellets and avoiding ghosts (contact with one causes … Read the rest
TRON
Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. It is based on the Walt Disney Productions motion picture Tron released in the same year. The game consists of four subgames inspired … Read the rest
TETRIS
Tetris is a tile-matching puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of … Read the rest