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A collection of materials related to the history of video games.

Resources in This Category

• 1980-Games.com

  http://www.1980-games.com/us/
  Old video and arcade games online for free. Pacman, Mario Bros Donkey kong, Space Invaders, and Frogger. Emulators on site.

• Arcade-History

  http://www.arcade-history.com/
  A coin-operated game database with more than 29,000 machines featuring pictures and information.

• Armchair Arcade

  http://www.armchairarcade.com/
  Classic and modern computer and videogame online publication.

• Ausretrogamer

  http://www.ausretrogamer.com/
  An independent video games website committed to spreading the nostalgic vibe of retro gaming culture. Australia.

• Brookhaven 1958 Video Game

  http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/videogame.html
  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.

• Chronology of Video Game Systems

  http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/vidgame/
  Timeline of events tracing the history of video games, including standalone arcade machines, TV games and handheld game machines.

• Classic Arcade Gaming

  http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/
  Classic Arcade Gaming chronicles the history of the golden age of coin-op video gaming including the games, players, contests, and scores.

• Classic BASIC Games

  http://awsoftware.org/classiccomputing.htm
  Collection of classic MS BASIC games and a BASIC Interpreter compatible with BASIC circa 1979.

• Classic Home Video Games Museum

  http://gamesmuseum.pixesthesia.com/
  Devoted to video games made from 1972 to 1987.

• Classic Retro Games

  http://www.classic-retro-games.com/
  Directory of quality full versions of freeware retro remakes and ports.

• Classic Videogame Station Odyssey

  http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/
  Japanese videogame history including cartoons.

• Computer Gaming World Museum

  http://www.cgwmuseum.org/
  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.

• Computerspiele Museum

  http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/
  German site on a gaming museum located in Berlin. Offers information on projects and press coverage.

• Crates and barrels

  http://www.arminbwagner.com/crates_and_barrels/
  This is about crates and barrels in videogames.

• culturalstudies behind the videogame

  http://culturavg.altervista.org/
  The story of the videogames as a cultural media, the analysis of the influence between the videogame, the cinema and the social interaction.

• Dragon's Lair

  http://www.dragonslairfans.com/
  Complete Dragon's Lair and Space Ace games collection, including music, collectibles, video, goodies and books.

• Flat Batteries

  http://www.flatbatteries.com/
  Promotes video games as an art form worthy of respect as a valuable part of culture.

• Game Downloads

  http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/
  Huge archive of reviewed abandonware, freeware and shareware games.

• Game Grandpas

  http://ryangenno.tripod.com/
  Covering many systems from the Atari 2600 to the PS2.

• Guinness Book Coin-Op High Scores 1986-1997

  http://spyhunter007.com/
  Contains the Guinness Book Coin Operated Video Game High Scores and behind the scenes information behind these scores.

• Halcyon Days

  http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/
  Halcyon days includes interviews with classic computer and video game programmers

• Intellivision Classic Videogame Website

  http://www.intellivisionlives.com/
  A journey through the classic system Intellivision.

• Lee's PeeknPoke

  http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/newsitems.htm
  General arcade and console emulation site.

• Lucasarts Museum

  http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/
  Chronicles all things related to the classic Lucasart's adventure games.

• MobyGames

  http://mobygames.com/
  An online database of the PC entertainment software industry's products from 1982 to present. Includes game descriptions, screenshots, boxcovers, reviews, trivia, links and ratings.

• Phosphor Dot Fossils

  http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/
  Classic arcade video game history.

• Retro Games Blog

  http://www.retrogamesblog.co.uk/
  A website dedicated to retro and vintage computer games and their influence on modern day computer gaming.

• RetroBase.net

  http://www.retrobase.de/
  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.

• RF Generation

  http://www.rfgeneration.com/
  Collects information related to video games. Consoles range from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Xbox 360.

• SPOnG.com

  http://spong.com/
  Containing news, screenshots, summaries and details of developers and publishers, plus competitions, charts, trivia, tips, FAQs, and walkthroughs.

• Supercade

  http://www.facebook.com/supercade
  A book that illustrates and documents the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon.

• The Dot Eaters: Videogame History 101

  http://www.thedoteaters.com/
  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.

• The Lost Patrol Webshrine

  http://thelostpatrol.knagge.com/
  News items, screenshots, artwork, and press coverage.

• The making of the Camel Trophy Videogame

  http://www.rescogita.com/cvg/cvgfeature_en_01.php
  A behind-the-scenes story of the making of the "Camel Trophy Video game" for the ZX Spectrum in 1985.

• The Old Computer

  http://www.theoldcomputer.com/
  Includes forums, a museum, retro shop, magazines, libraries, news, and a hall of fame. Offers emulators and ROMs for most older gaming systems.

• The Stairway To Hell

  http://www.stairwaytohell.com/
  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.

• The Super-Kaga Computer Museum

  http://computermuseum.bigpondhosting.com/
  Photo gallery of consoles, arcade games and computers. Reviews of movies that feature computers and computer games. Downloadable retro gaming wallpaper.

• The Video Game Museum

  http://www.vgmuseum.com/
  An online video game museum with screenshots, scans, music, ads and reviews.

• TheCan.Org

  http://thecan.org/
  Read, enjoy and contribute accounts of computer, video and online games that were cancelled or otherwise lost, precious, before release.

• Video Games 101 - Video Games

  http://www.videogames101.net/
  Video game system information with a focus on Tomb Raider.

• Visionnet - Retrogaming

  http://www.visionnet.nl/
  Online gaming library of all common consoles, handhelds and homecomputers.

• VOGONS - Very Old Games On New Systems

  http://www.vogons.org/
  A forum about how to get older games to run on newer computers.

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