Asteroids was a popular arcade game through out the United Kingdom, United States & Japan during the late 70s & early 80s. The game was designed by Atari and was first released on the 22nd in 1978 in Japan. It was the third arcade game to be released following Pong & Space Invaders. It made the highest amount of revenue in arcades during the 80s, but however Space Invaders has since surpassed it. Asteroids is addictive because of its simple graphics.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Space Invaders
Space Invaders was a popular arcade game through out the United Kingdom, United States & Japan during the the late 70s and early 80s. The game was designed by Midway and was first released in June 1978 in Japan. It was the second arcade game to be released following Pong. In 2008 a new version of the game was banned for being placed in arcades following claims it was based on the September 11th Attacks on the World Trade Center. Space Invaders is addictive because of its space geek theme
Pacman
Pacman was a popular arcade game through out the United Kingdom, United States & Japan during the 1980s. The game was designed by Namco and was first released on the 22nd of May 1980 in Japan. In December 1981 a song named Pac-Man fever was released and made the US Billboard Chart at #9. It was the fourth arcade game to be released following Pong, Space Invaders & Asteroids. There are 255 levels of Pacman, however due to a software bug the 256th split screen level was never completed. The game is proper addictive due to the fact its like a game of cops & robbers.
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