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Space Invaders
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Date: 1978
Publisher: Taito
Genre: Space
Move your tank back and forth along the bottom of the screen and shoot endless waves of aliens marching
towards earth. Shoot the flying saucer for extra points.
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Lunar Lander
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Date: 1979
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Space
Atari's first vector game. Use rotation buttons and giant thruster control to land the Eagle on the surface
of the moon. View screen "zooms in" as you approach the lunar surface
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Asteroids
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Date: 1979
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Space
Your space craft is situated among fast moving asteroids in an asteroid belt. Armed with a front mounted
weapon you fly through the debris, destroying each rock one piece at a time.
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Galaxian
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Date: 1979
Publisher: Cinematronics
Genre: Shooter
Swarm after swarm of alien armies would attack the player controlling the ship, which could only move right or left, along the bottom of the screen. Galaxian was so successful that it spawned several follow-up games. The most popular of these was its immediate successor, Galaga.
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Pac-Man
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Namco
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
A yellow, pie-shaped character named Pac-Man runs along inside a maze, eating dots as it avoids four ghosts.
Each ghost has its own unique personality and gobbling one of the four super dots makes Pac-Man invincible to
the ghosts for a short time.
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Phoenix
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Centuri
Genre: Shooter
A spaceship moves horizontally at the bottom of the screen destroying spaceships, birds, and finally a mothership at the end of each level. The player's ship is equipped with a shield that requires regeneration before re-use.
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Battle Zone
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Shooter
Using wire models on a vector display with a green and red overlay, a battle with opposing tanks, missiles
and the occasional saucer is simulated among pyramids and cubes. The 1812 overture plays during high score.
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Centipedes
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Shooter
The player controls a gun that can only move in the bottom fifth of the screen. The object is to shoot a
centipede that works its way down to the player area through a field of mushrooms. Other attacking enemies
are fleas, spiders, and scorpions.
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Missile Command
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Shooter
Using three atomic missile launching bases you defend your cities against incoming missiles. Enemy missiles
may seperate into several missiles so shoot them down early because you only have a limited number of
missiles.
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Tempest
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Date: 1980
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Space
You control a yellow crab-shaped shooter that travels along the outside rim of a 3-dimensional tunnel,
shooting enemies down the alleys of the tunnel while avoiding any coming down the alleys.
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Donkey Kong
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Date: 1981
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
Mario must traverse levels to save his girlfriend, Pauline, from Donkey Kong before time runs out. The levels
include Girders, Rivets, Elevators, and Conveyor Belts. Mario must avoid flames, barrels, and bouncing rivets
to reach his goal.
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Galaga
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Date: 1981
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
Shoot up at enemies as they assemble in formation and fly down at you. If you allowed an alien to capture one of your ships in its tractor beam, you could shoot the foe later and double your fire power.
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Frogger
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Date: 1981
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Platform
Try and get your frog from one side of the road and home. To complete a level you must dodge cars, jump on
logs and alligator backs while avoiding snakes, alligators, and otters.
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Gravitar
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Date: 1982
Publisher: Atari
Genre: Shooter
The player controls a space ship in three different solar systems. Each solar system consists of a home base,
a death star, a red alien planet and four regular planets. Each planet has its own unique terrain.
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Bomb Jack
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Date: 1984
Publisher: Tehkan
Genre: Platform
Collect all the bombs to complete a screen avoiding the various monsters who chase you. Hit the Jump button to fly up the screen, tap the Fly button when falling to slow the character's descent.
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1942
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Date: 1984
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Shooter
Control a WWII-style plane over vertically scrolling sea and landscapes. Shoot various types of enemy planes. Collect a variety of weapon power-ups. Shoot the red formation of enemy planes to receive a power-up.
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Super Mario Bros.
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Date: 1985
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Platform
A very popular platform game where Mario and Luigi must travel through eight worlds defeating goombas, koopas, and then Bowser.
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Yiear Kung-Fu
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Date: 1985
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Combat
Your character must face a series of opponents in a martial arts competition. Buchu, Star, Nuncha, Pole, Feedle, Chain, Club, Fan, Sword, Tonfon and Blues respectively.
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Black Tiger
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Date: 1987
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Platform
A barbarian runs about in a horizontally-oriented playfield, collecting coins with which he can buy upgrades for his armor, a whip-like weapon, keys for treasure chests, and anti-poisoning potions.
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