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1980 games - Old online video and arcade games for free
Old video and arcade games online for free. Pacman, Mario Bros Donkey kong, Space Invaders, Frogger and more. Emulators on site.
http://www.1980-games.com/us/
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A Brief History of Home Video Games
The history of home video games with essays concerning the industry and its players. Covers the industry until 1996.
http://www.geekcomix.com/vgh/
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Arcade History Database
Arcade History is an arcade video games database where you can find more than 4600 games featuring pictures and information.
http://www.arcade-history.com
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Brookhaven 1958 Video Game
The first video game may have been developed at the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1958. William Higinbotham designed Tennis for Two for a laboratory visitors day.
http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/videogame.html
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Classic Arcade Gaming
Classic Arcade Gaming chronicles the history of the golden age of coin-op video gaming including the games, players, contests, and scores.
http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/
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Classic BASIC Games
Collection of classic MS BASIC games and a BASIC Interpreter compatible with BASIC circa 1979.
http://awsoftware.org/classiccomputing.htm
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Classic Retro Games
Directory of quality full versions of freeware retro remakes and ports.
http://www.classic-retro-games.com
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Classic Videogame Station Odyssey
Japanese videogame history including cartoons.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/
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Computer Gaming World Museum
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the first 100 issues (1981-1992) of Computer Gaming World magazine, the first magazine devoted exclusively to computer games.
http://cgw.vintagegaming.org
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crates and barrels
This is about crates and barrels in videogames.
http://medien.akbild.ac.at/armin/crates_and_barrels/
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culturalstudies behind the videogame
The story of the videogames as a cultural media, the analysis of the influence between the videogame, the cinema and the social interaction.
http://culturavg.altervista.org/
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Flat Batteries
Flat Batteries is here to promote video games as an art form worthy of respect as a valuable part of our culture.
http://www.flatbatteries.com
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Game Collectors Finland
Suomen tietokonepelien, videopelien, konsolipelien ja peliautomaattien keräilijöiden mekka.
http://www.gamecollectors.info
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Game Downloads
Huge archive of reviewed abandonware, freeware and shareware games.
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/
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Game Grandpas
Covering many systems from the Atari 2600 to the PS2.
http://ryangenno.tripod.com/
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Gaming in the Media World
A review site of game software based around fictional or non-fictional characters in the media world, such as Films, Books, Celebrities, Comics and TV.
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/youngsteve/SystemFrames.htm
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Great Game Database
Arcade & video games, technical information and related memorabilia from the classic era through the neoclassic.
http://www.ggdb.com/
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Guinness Book Coin-Op High Scores 1986-1997
Contains the Guinness Book Coin Operated Video Game High Scores and behind the scenes information behind these scores.
http://spyhunter007.com
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Halcyon Days
Halcyon days includes interviews with classic computer and video game programmers
http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/
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History of Home Video Games
A history of home video games from 1992 to 1996, as chronicled by Greg Chance. Includes links to relevant material.
http://www.videogames.org/html/
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I.C. When
A chronological history of computing, with a special emphasis on video games.
http://www.icwhen.com/
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Intellivision Classic Videogame Website
A journey through the classic system Intellivision.
http://www.intellivisionlives.com/
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Jammajup
Coin-op collection based in the UK. PLUS repairlogs, useful information, author's personal high scores since 1980, videogame polls, jammajup quiz, and links.
http://www.jammajup.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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Lee's PeeknPoke
General arcade and console emulation site.
http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/newsitems.htm
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Lucasarts Museum
Chronicles all things related to the classic Lucasart's adventure games.
http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org
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Mintfresh's Classic Games Site
Dedicated to the history of classic computer and console games. Includes a timeline charting important events up to the current period.
http://www.mintfresh.0catch.com/
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NintendoLand
Contains history of Nintendo and technical specifications about the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, and Nintendo 64. Also offers reviews, game secrets, online games and message boards.
http://www.nintendoland.com
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Oilzine.com
The history of the two pillars, pong and asteroids, of the home gaming market.
http://www.oilzine.com/features/features_details.asp?ID=49
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Phosphor Dot Fossils
Classic arcade video game history.
http://www.theLogBook.com/phosphor/
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Pong to Pacman
Contains information on the creators of such great games like pong and pacman. Covers the history of video games from 1975 through the mid eighties.
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/pong.html
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Retro Experience
Play Retro Games, also have a look at the Atari St and Sega Megadrive Games Archives (including screenshots, reviews and box cover art).
http://www.retro-experience.co.uk
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Retro View
Tips, cheats, reviews, high scores and discussion of classic video games.
http://www.mameworld.net/retroview/
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RetroBase.de - Videogame preservation since Feb. 2002
Covers Atari 5200, 7800, Jaguar, Lynx, ColecoVision, Vectrex, Intellivision, PC-Engine aka Turbo Grafx 16, Super Nintendo (SNES), Sega Game Gear, Mega Drive aka Genesis, SG-1000, Neo Geo and NG.
http://www.retrobase.de
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Screens Edge
A museum dedicated to preserving pixel artwork from the first 25 years of home computer and video games. Specializes in the 3 main home computer formats of the 1980's: Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC.
http://www.zxscreens.i12.com/zxscreens/
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Supercade
A book that illustrate and document the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon.
http://www.supercade.com/
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The Dot Eaters: Videogame History 101
The history of videogames, from arcade, home consoles and computers. Includes pictures and audio files, as well as text covering the history of major machines and games.
http://www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/
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The Old Computer Dot Com
A site dedicated to all aspects of retro computing and gaming. Museum, emulators, ROMs, retro Shop, magazines, and articles. From Atari 2600, Zenneth, colecovision, amiga, and spectrum.
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/
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The Stairway To Hell
Archive of software released for the Acorn range of 8-bit home computers. BBC Micro Games, Acorn Electron games, BBC Micro Emulation and BBC Emulators with reviews, scans, music mp3, mags, instructions and documentation.
http://www.stairwaytohell.com/
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The Video Game Museum
An online video game museum with screenshots, scans, music, ads and reviews.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/
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TheCan.Org
Read, enjoy and contribute accounts of computer, video and online games that were cancelled or otherwise lost, precious, before release.
http://thecan.org/
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Twin Galaxies
Official scorekeeper for the world of video game and pinball playing since the early 1980s.
http://www.twingalaxies.com
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Video Game Database
Video game database is a searchable database of all games for all systems that is continually being updated by gamers. Features screenshots, reviews, and ratings.
http://www.videogamedb.com/
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Video Games 101 - Video Games
Video game system information with a focus on Tomb Raider.
http://www.videogames101.net
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Videotopia
Exhibit of the true history of video games. An international traveling museum exhibit chronicling the history of mankind's first interactive media.
http://www.videotopia.com/
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Vintage computer games and hardware
Includes photographs of vintage software and hardware.
http://www.stellatron.com/
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Visionnet - Retrogaming
Online gaming library of all common consoles, handhelds and homecomputers.
http://www.visionnet.nl/
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VOGONS - Very Old Games On New Systems
A forum about how to get older games to run on newer computers.
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/
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