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» A Brief History of Home Video Games 
The history of home video games with essays concerning the industry and its players. Covers the industry until 1996.
http://www.geekcomix.com/vgh/
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» Arcade-History.com 
Arcade video games, slot machines, pinball database, where you can find more than 5000 games featuring pictures.
http://www.arcade-history.com
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» Armchair Arcade 
Classic and modern computer and videogame online publication.
http://www.armchairarcade.com/
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» Brookhaven 1958 Video Game 
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.
http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/videogame.html
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» ButtonBashers 
A site dedicated to when video games were simple and addictive. Going back as early as Pong, up to the PSX and SEGA Saturn era.
http://www.buttonbashers.net
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» Chronology of Video Game Systems 
Timeline of events tracing the history of video games, including standalone arcade machines, TV games and handheld game machines.
http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/vidgame/
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» Classic Arcade Gaming 
Classic Arcade Gaming chronicles the history of the golden age of coin-op video gaming including the games, players, contests, and scores.
http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/
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» Classic BASIC Games 
Collection of classic MS BASIC games and a BASIC Interpreter compatible with BASIC circa 1979.
http://awsoftware.org/classiccomputing.htm
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» Classic Gaming: The History of Computer Gaming Part 1 
Part one of this multi-part history features William Higinbotham who created the first game: Tennis for 2. With photographs and audio clip.
http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/computergaminghistory/
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» Classic Retro Games 
Directory of quality full versions of freeware retro remakes and ports.
http://www.classic-retro-games.com
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» Computer Gaming World Museum 
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.
http://cgw.vintagegaming.org
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» Flat Batteries 
Flat Batteries is here to promote video games as an art form worthy of respect as a valuable part of our culture.
http://www.flatbatteries.dsl.pipex.com/
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» Flynn's Classic Games 
A website that reviews classic PC games and shows where you can buy them.
http://studentwebs.winona.edu/awflynn2605/
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» Game Collectors Finland 
Suomen tietokonepelien, videopelien, konsolipelien ja peliautomaattien keräilijöiden mekka.
http://www.gamecollectors.info
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» Game Downloads 
Huge archive of reviewed abandonware, freeware and shareware games.
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/
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» Game Grandpas 
Covering many systems from the Atari 2600 to the PS2.
http://ryangenno.tripod.com/
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» GameArchive.net 
The Library of past and present computer and video games.
http://www.gamearchive.net
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» Games Implosion 
Features a discussion forum area. Information about video game systems, video games, controllers and repair.
http://www.freewebs.com/gamesimplosion/
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» Gaming in the Media World 
A review site of game software based around fictional or non-fictional characters in the media world, such as Films, Books, Celebrities, Comics and TV.
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/youngsteve/SystemFrames.htm
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» Gotcha 
Gives out awards to the best "golden age" computer games. Also includes information, images, reviews, and collectables.
http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/
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» Great Game Database 
Arcade & video games, technical information and related memorabilia from the classic era through the neoclassic.
http://www.ggdb.com/
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» Halcyon Days 
Halcyon days includes interviews with classic computer and video game programmers
http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/
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» History of Home Video Games 
A history of home video games from 1992 to 1996, as chronicled by Greg Chance. Includes links to relevant material.
http://www.videogames.org/html/
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» I.C. When 
A chronological history of computing, with a special emphasis on video games.
http://www.icwhen.com/
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» Jammajup 
Coin-op collection based in the UK. PLUS repairlogs, useful information, author's personal high scores since 1980, videogame polls, jammajup quiz, and links.
http://www.jammajup.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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» Lee's PeeknPoke 
General arcade and console emulation site.
http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/newsitems.htm
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» Link Cable of Time 
Linking gaming past to gaming present with reviews and backstories on all of the major developers of the gaming industry.
http://www.linkcableoftime.com
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» Lucasarts Museum 
Chronicles all things related to the classic Lucasart's adventure games.
http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org
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» Mintfresh's Classic Games Site 
Dedicated to the history of classic computer and console games. Includes a timeline charting important events up to the current period.
http://www.mintfresh.0catch.com/
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» MobyGames 
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.
http://mobygames.com/
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» NintendoLand 
Contains history of Nintendo and technical specifications about the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, and Nintendo 64. Also offers reviews, game secrets, online games and message boards.
http://www.nintendoland.com
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» Oilzine.com 
The history of the two pillars, pong and asteroids, of the home gaming market.
http://www.oilzine.com/features/features_details.asp?ID=49
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» Otsuge - Video Game History 
The world's most advanced list of pc and console video games,including the history of every game in every country.
http://www.themsg.com
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» Pong to Pacman 
Contains information on the creators of such great games like pong and pacman. Covers the history of video games from 1975 through the mid eighties.
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/pong.html
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» RF Generation. The Classic and Modern Video Games Database. 
RF Generation is a website that collects information related to video games. Consoles range from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Xbox 360. Our goal is to become the most comprehensive video game database and video game collection tool on the internet.
http://www.rfgeneration.com
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» Retro Experience 
Play Retro Games, also have a look at the Atari St and Sega Megadrive Games Archives (including screenshots, reviews and box cover art).
http://www.retro-experience.co.uk
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» Retro View 
Tips, cheats, reviews, high scores and discussion of classic video games.
http://www.mameworld.net/retroview/
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» RetroBase.de - Videogame preservation since Feb. 2002 
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.
http://www.retrobase.de
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» SPOnG.com 
Containing news, screenshots, summaries and details of developers and publishers, plus competitions, charts, trivia, tips, FAQs, and walkthroughs.
http://spong.com/
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» Screens Edge 
A museum dedicated to preserving pixel artwork from the first 25 years of home computer and video games. Specializes in the 3 main home computer formats of the 1980's: Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC.
http://www.zxscreens.i12.com/zxscreens/
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» Supercade 
A book that illustrate and document the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon.
http://www.supercade.com/
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» The Dot Eaters: Videogame History 101 
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.
http://www.thedoteaters.com
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» The Old Computer Dot Com 
A site dedicated to all aspects of retro computing and gaming. Museum, emulators, ROMs, retro Shop, magazines, and articles. From Atari 2600, Zenneth, colecovision, amiga, and spectrum.
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/
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» The Stairway To Hell 
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.
http://www.stairwaytohell.com/
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» The Super-Kaga Computer Museum 
Photo gallery of consoles, arcade games and computers. Reviews of movies that feature computers and computer games. Downloadable retro gaming wallpaper.
http://computermuseum.bigpondhosting.com/
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» The Video Game Museum 
An online video game museum with screenshots, scans, music, ads and reviews.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/
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» TheCan.Org 
Read, enjoy and contribute accounts of computer, video and online games that were cancelled or otherwise lost, precious, before release.
http://thecan.org/
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» Twin Galaxies 
Official scorekeeper for the world of video game and pinball playing since the early 1980s.
http://www.twingalaxies.com
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» Video Game Database 
Video game database is a searchable database of all games for all systems that is continually being updated by gamers. Features screenshots, reviews, and ratings.
http://www.videogamedb.com/
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» Video Games 
A personal story of the early video game history.
http://www.virtualgaz.co.uk/videogamespage.htm
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» Videotopia 
Exhibit of the true history of video games. An international traveling museum exhibit chronicling the history of mankind's first interactive media.
http://www.videotopia.com/
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» Visionnet - Retrogaming 
Online gaming library of all common consoles, handhelds and homecomputers.
http://www.visionnet.nl/
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» Zzapback: The Future is Retro 
Information about classic games and computer magazines. Focus on Newsfield title: Zzap!64.
http://www.zzapback.com
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» crates and barrels 
This is about crates and barrels in videogames.
http://medien.akbild.ac.at/armin/crates_and_barrels/
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» culturalstudies behind the videogame 
The story of the videogames as a cultural media, the analysis of the influence between the videogame, the cinema and the social interaction.
http://culturavg.altervista.org/
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Last Updated: 2006-08-06 19:53:54
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