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Sega Mega Drive PAL Release (1990)
The European version of the console was released on November 30, 1990. Building on the success of the Master System, the Mega Drive became the most popular console in Europe. Since the Mega Drive was already two years old at the time of its release in the region, more games were available at launch compared to the launches in other regions. The ports of arcade titles like Altered Beast, Golden Axe
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Galaga Arcade Game - NA Release (DEC 1981)
Galaga (ギャラガ Gyaraga?) is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a spacecraft which is situated at the bottom of the screen. At the beginning of each stage, the area is empty, but over time, enemy aliens will arrive in
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Phoenix Arcade Game (Dec 1, 1980)
Phoenix is an outer space-themed, fixed shooter video game similar to Taito's Space Invaders. It was developed by Amstar Electronics (which was located in Phoenix, Arizona) in 1980,[1] and released by Centuri in the United States and by Taito in Japan.[2][3] The Phoenix mothership is one of the first video arcade game bosses to be presented as a separate challenge.[4] This was before the term boss
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1942 Arcade Game (December 1984)
1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. It was the first game in the 19XX series. It was followed by 1943: The Battle of Midway.
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Mr. Do! Arcade Game (December 1982)
Mr. Do! (ミスタードゥ Misutā Du?) is an arcade game created by Universal in 1982. Similar in some ways to Namco's popular Dig Dug title, Mr. Do! was also popular and saw release on a variety of home video game consoles and systems. It is the first game in the Mr. Do series, and was released both as a standalone game and as a conversion kit (released by Taito Corp.) for existing arcade cabinets. It was o
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Attack from Mars Pinball (December 1995)
Attack from Mars is a 1995 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy, and released by Midway (under the Bally label). In this game, Martians began to invade the Earth, and it's up to the player to destroy the Martian fleet, save all the major cities, and then head off to Mars to destroy the Martian empire and planet Mars. Among the game's noted features include four dancing Martian figures and a strobe
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Sony PlayStation JP Release (1994)
The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995. The console was an immediate success in Japan, selling over 2 million units within its first six months on the market. The launch price in the American market was US$299 and Sony enjoyed a very successful launch with titles of almost every g
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Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest
Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1986 as the sequel to Joust. Although most Williams Electronics games in the 1980s used horizontal video monitors, vertical monitors like those in Pac-Man and Galaga were very common. Recognizing the need to create games that could be packaged as conversion kits for vertical cabinets, Williams asked Joust desi
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Arcade Game (1984)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a 1984 Atari arcade game, and the follow-up to the first Star Wars arcade game. The game utilizes raster graphics, rather than vector graphics, which were used for the first and third Atari arcade games based on the Star Wars franchise.
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Ms. Pac-Man Arcade Game (1982)
Ms. Pac-Man (Japanese: ミズ・パックマン Hepburn: Mizu Pakkuman?) is an arcade video game from the Golden Age. It was produced byIllinois-based Midway Manufacturing corporation, the North American publisher of Pac-Man. Ms. Pac-Man was released in North America in January 1982,[1] and is one of the most popular arcade video games of all time. This popularity led to its adoption as an official title by Namco
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Star Castle Arcade Game (1980)
Star Castle is a 1980 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. The game was designed by Tim Skelly and programmed by Scott Boden. Tim Skelly also created a number of other Cinematronics titles, including Starhawk, Armor Attack and Rip-Off. As with many other titles by the company, Star Castle
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Wizard of Wor Arcade Game (1980)
Wizard of Wor is an action game for one or two players. The game takes the form of several maze-like dungeons infested with monsters. The players' characters, called Worriors, have to kill all the monsters. Player one has yellow Worriors, on the right, and player two has blue Worriors, on the left. In a two-player game, the players are also able to shoot each other's Worriors, earning bonus points
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Narc Arcade Game (1988)
Narc is a 1988 arcade game designed by Eugene Jarvis for Williams Electronics and programmed by George Petro.[1] It was one of the first ultra-violent video games and a frequent target of parental criticism of the arcade game industry. The object is to arrest and kill drug offenders, confiscate their money and drugs, and defeat "Mr. Big". It was the first game in the newly restarted Williams Elect
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Popeye Arcade Game (1982)
Popeye (ポパイ Popai?) is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon characters licensed fromKing Features Syndicate. Some sources[2][3][4] claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did design work on Popeye.
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Tales of the Arabian Nights Pinball (1996)
Tales of the Arabian Nights is a 1996 pinball machine produced by Williams. The game is based on the stories of One Thousand and One Nights and features a blue jinn. The marketing slogan is "Your Wish is Granted".[1]
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