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Space Invaders (Atari VCS, 1980)

Posted by Mezrabad, 13 August 2009 · 144 views
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Space Invaders (Atari VCS, 1980)

According to Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames by Leonard Herman (a book every classic gamer should own, soon to come out in its fourth edition!), Space Invaders came out in January of 1980 and is considered to be the first "Killer App" for a home videogame console. In...



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Dogpatch (Bally Pro Arcade, 1980)

Posted by Mezrabad, 09 August 2009 · 73 views
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Dogpatch (Bally Pro Arcade, 1980)

I could only find one game as having come out in 1980 for the Bally Professional Arcade - Dogpatch. In playing this game I was reminded of just how far video games have come over the last three decades. So, I created a video that serves to illustrate the vast gulf of differences between a game like...



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NASL Soccer (Intellivision, 1980)

Posted by Mezrabad, 01 August 2009 · 51 views
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NASL Soccer (Intellivision, 1980)

The last Intellivision game for 1980! How long has it taken me to get here? Short answer? Too damn long!

This is the first Soccer I've played in Chronogaming. The first soccer for a home vidoegame console was actually released in the European edition of Odyssey by Magnavox. They called it...



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Checkers (Intellivision, 1980)

Posted by Mezrabad, 20 July 2009 · 27 views
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Checkers (Intellivision, 1980)

Yup, still on Intellivision, still in 1980, as we have been since, what? 2007? Sorry it's taken so long, we are only one game away from finishing 1980 Intellivision games and the penultimate Intellivision game for the year is: Checkers!

I didn't actually dread playing Checkers, especially...



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Backgammon (Intellivision, 1980)

Posted by Mezrabad, 11 July 2009 · 100 views
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Backgammon (Intellivision, 1980)

Sadly, I've been dreading having to play this game. Like most games I dread playing (sports, for instance) it's a great hinderance to moving forward with chronogaming.

So, tonight, I had a spare hour or so (family goes to bed before I do on most nights) and decided to get over this little hump in...



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