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Forget
Pong, Breakout or anything that came before, this is 'The Daddy' of all
Video Games as we know them. The Space Invaders are coming! |
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I am a ship
adrift in deep space. But I am not alone. I am surrounded by floating
rocks and debris. I can rotate left and right, I also have a Thruster
to help me move around and I have a Hyperspace button to be pressed in
times of deep panic. Welcome to my world the world of 'Asteroids'. |
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Whatever
language you spoke the message was the same, the gauntlet had been thrown
down loud and clear. Any budding Space Invader wiz kid could not refuse
this new challenge. Add to that the challenge came in glorious Technicolor
and had incredible sound to boot, the lure was irresistible, make way for the Galaxians! |
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What's yellow,
looks like a pizza and goes wacka, wacka, wacka, wacka. PacMan of course.
No classic video game site would be complete without a tribute to arguably
the most successful arcade game in history. |
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Do
you want Hard-Core, real Hard-Core. It doesn't get much harder than William's
Defender. The very name Williams is enough to tell you 'No pussy's need
apply'. Only the bravest would be seen stepping up to the threshold to have a go
at Defender.
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Go back to a
time when the only arcade games you knew were 2D computer games like Space
Invaders, Lunar Lander and Missile Command. But then, 1980, BATTLEZONE,
the first computer game on any platform to use a truly 3D game zone.
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Donkey Kong,
Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto. All these names have made it to 'The Great Video
Game Hall of Fame'. Donkey Kong has had a long and distinguished career
in the industry. Mario is possibly the best known video game character
of all time. This is where it all started gamers! |
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Robotron
2084. The year is 2084 YOU ARE THE LAST HOPE FOR MANKIND.
Robotron was the third and
many reckon superior masterpiece by Eugene Jarvis. Yes you remember his
name, the programmer on Williams first arcade game hit Defender, and you thought Defender was Hard-Core! |
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Action across
different time zones, behind the scenes politics and enough loop-the-loops
to make you dizzy. Yes welcome to the crazy world of Time Pilot.
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Think Miami Vice, think Sonny Crocket, think driving your Ferarri
with your trophy blonde by your side, think 'Magical Sound Shower' blasting out on the car stereo, think Out Run! |
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Love it, or loathe it, everyone remembers Cinematronics classic Dragon's Lair the first laserdisc animated arcade game. Get reacquainted with Dirk, Daphne and Singe one more time. |
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"Coins detected in pocket"
"Intruder alert! Intruder alert!"
"The humanoid must not escape"
"Chicken, fight like a robot"
"Got the humanoid, got the intruder!"
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