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Delving into the world of computer games - Irish Times

Written by on January 5, 2010 – 5:06 pm -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Delving into the world of computer gamesIrish TimesTHE FIRST video game arcade that opened in my California town in the 1980s caused a concerned outcry and a flurry of letters to the editor. … Share and Enjoy: Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Are videogames bad for your health? - guardian.co.uk

Written by on December 10, 2009 – 5:06 pm -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt guardian.co.uk Are videogames bad for your health?guardian.co.ukEver since videogames became a fixture in our homes in the early 1980s, there has been panic about their effect on our increasingly sedentary population. … Share and Enjoy: Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Talking Videogames With Tony Hawk - All Things Digital (blog)

Written by on November 18, 2009 – 1:10 am -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Video Games Republic Talking Videogames With Tony HawkAll Things Digital (blog)While Tony Hawk has been a skateboarding legend since the 1980s, today there is a generation of kids who know him for his eponymous videogames. …Just Asking… Tony HawkWall Street Journal'Tony Hawk: RIDE': Grind in your own houseChicagoNow (blog)all 55 news articles » Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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A classic game is still a winner as it rolls into electronic future - Philadelphia Inquirer

Written by on October 21, 2009 – 3:30 am -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt A classic game is still a winner as it rolls into electronic futurePhiladelphia InquirerAt a time when 1980s retro video games such as Ms. Pac Man are enjoying an ironic renaissance, Skee-Ball both celebrates its 100th birthday …and more » Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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One-man band: Colin Walsh’s first game is Chromodyne - Pocket Gamer.Biz

Written by on September 29, 2009 – 4:01 am -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt One-man band: Colin Walsh's first game is ChromodynePocket Gamer.BizColin Walsh: I've always wanted to make my own video games, at least since my first computer sometime in the late 1980s. Then, all of a sudden, … Share and Enjoy: Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Techman: Pinball — Patriarch of the … - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Written by on August 29, 2009 – 10:54 pm -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Techman: Pinball — Patriarch of the modern video game industryPittsburgh Post Gazette(Remember the creepy voice of Williams' 1979 game Gorgar, the first talking pinball?) In the 1980s, the arcade video game boom arrived, beginning with … Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Remembering Michael Jackson, and his video games - Examiner.com

Written by on June 25, 2009 – 7:15 pm -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Sky News Remembering Michael Jackson, and his video gamesExaminer.comBut for a while there was an era - shortly after video games pulled themselves from the lull of the US crash in the mid-late 1980s - when they were still …Michael Jackson gamesIndianapolis StarMichael Jackson's Influence on Gaming1UP.comTake a look back at this video of recently deceased Michael …Examiner.comall 47 news articles » Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Iowa town wants to recall past video game glory - Chicago Tribune

Written by on May 17, 2009 – 8:02 am -

wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Iowa town wants to recall past video game gloryChicago Tribune, United StatesBy LUKE MEREDITH | AP Writer OTTUMWA, Iowa - For a brief shining moment in the early 1980s, Ottumwa was the unlikely hot spot of the fledgling video game industry, as gamers from around the globe flocked to the sleepy southeast Iowa city and its video … Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Video games exhibit set to open - Manchester Evening News

Written by on May 15, 2009 – 12:44 am -

Video Games - Google News wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Video games exhibit set to openManchester Evening News, UKVIDEO gamers are being given the chance to take a virtual trip down memory lane. Games dating back more than 40 years are on display at Urbis as part of the Videogame Nation exhibition. There's even an 1980s-style bedroom housing a period Sinclair ZX … Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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Video Games Apple's Popular Electronic Playground - New York Times

Written by on May 8, 2009 – 10:51 pm -

wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt New York Times Video Games Apple's Popular Electronic PlaygroundNew York Times, United StatesA scene from the game Metal Gear Touch, for the iPhone. These two facts are not unrelated. Apple hasn't been this relevant in video games — and video games have not been so relevant to Apple — since the early 1980s, when the Apple II was a major … Read the rest of this great post here  Read More →


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