arcade game
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electronic fighting games
- In electronic fighting game
…genre originated in Japanese video arcades and continues primarily on home video consoles, especially in online matches.
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electronic vehicle games
- In electronic vehicle game: Arcade games
Pole Position (1982), created by Namco Limited of Japan and released in the United States by Atari Inc., was the first racing game to become a hit in arcades. The single-player game featured Formula 1 racing cars, 8-bit colour graphics, the race course…
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history of electronic games
- In electronic game: From chess to Spacewar! to Pong
… he dreamed of filling entertainment arcades with such electronic games. Together with one of his coworkers at Ampex, Ted Dabney, Bushnell designed Computer Space (1971), a coin-operated version of Spacewar! set in a wildly futuristic arcade cabinet. Although the game—manufactured and marketed by Nutting Associates, a vendor of coin-operated arcades—was…
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“Pac-Man”
- In Pac-Man
In 1980 the Japanese arcade game manufacturer Namco Limited introduced the world to Pac-Man. The lead designer was Iwatani Tohru, who intended to create a game that did not emphasize violence. By paying careful attention to themes, design, and colours, Iwatani hoped that Namco could market an arcade game…
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