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Class of 2022 Inductee
Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades.
Class of 2022 Inductee
Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades.
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Class of 2019 Inductee
Computer Space is a 1971 space combat arcade video game. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering, it was the first arcade video game as well as the first commercially available video game.
Class of 2019 Inductee
Computer Space is a 1971 space combat arcade video game. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering, it was the first arcade video game as well as the first commercially available video game.
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Class of 2015 Inductee
Defender is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Williams Electronics for arcades. The game is set on either an unnamed planet or city (depending on platform) where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts.
Class of 2015 Inductee
Defender is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Williams Electronics for arcades. The game is set on either an unnamed planet or city (depending on platform) where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts.
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Class of 2017 Inductee
Donkey Kong is a 1981 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. As Mario (occasionally referred to as “Jumpman” at the time), the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Class of 2017 Inductee
Donkey Kong is a 1981 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. As Mario (occasionally referred to as “Jumpman” at the time), the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Golden Age Game
Class of 2019 Inductee
Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979),
Class of 2019 Inductee
Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979),
Golden Age Game
Class of 2021 Inductee
Joust is an action game developed by Williams Electronics and released in arcades in 1982. While not the first two-player cooperative video game, Joust’s success and polished implementation popularized the concept.
Class of 2021 Inductee
Joust is an action game developed by Williams Electronics and released in arcades in 1982. While not the first two-player cooperative video game, Joust’s success and polished implementation popularized the concept.
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Class of 2019 Inductee
Ms. Pac-Man is a maze arcade video game developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC) and published by Midway in 1982. It is a sequel to Pac-Man (1980) and the first entry in the series to not be made by Namco.
Class of 2019 Inductee
Ms. Pac-Man is a maze arcade video game developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC) and published by Midway in 1982. It is a sequel to Pac-Man (1980) and the first entry in the series to not be made by Namco.
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Class of 2010 Inductee
Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man[a] in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man[a] in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades.
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Class of 2020 Inductee
Pong is a 1972 sports video game developed and published by Atari for arcades. It is one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise.
Class of 2020 Inductee
Pong is a 1972 sports video game developed and published by Atari for arcades. It is one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise.
One of the cornerstones in innovative game design, Space Invaders took the game industry to a whole ...
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Class of 2016 Inductee
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first game in the Super Mario series.
Class of 2016 Inductee
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first game in the Super Mario series.
Golden Age Game
Class of 2019 Inductee
Tetris is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In Tetris, falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disappears, granting points and preventing the pile from overflowing.
Class of 2019 Inductee
Tetris is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In Tetris, falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disappears, granting points and preventing the pile from overflowing.
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