This is an obscure Argentinian pong powered by a General Instrument AY-3-8500-7 chipset. Though it looks like a classic pong system, it is interesting for at least two reasons. First, the paddles are built with calculator or remote control plastic…
The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by Coleco from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the Telstar branded series. One million…
Hisshou 777 Fighter: Pachi-Slot Ryugu Densetsu ("Victory 777 Fighter: Pachi-Slot Sea Dragon Palace Legend", sometimes stylized as Pachi-Slot Eiyu Densetsu), is a pachi-slot game for the Super Famicom. It contains four machines the player can…
Kinniku Banzuke (筋肉番付, lit. Muscle Ranking) a.k.a. Unbeatable Banzuke, was a weekly Japanese television program and the premier sports entertainment variety show of the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). Through various games reverting to the origins…
The Atari Video Music (Model C240) is the earliest commercial electronic music visualizer released. It was manufactured by Atari, Inc., and released in 1977 for $169.95. The system creates an animated visual display that responds to musical input…
McFarlane Toys is an action figure subsidiary for Todd McFarlane Productions Inc. that produces models of aspects from various pop culture-related phenomenon, including comics, movies, video games, sports, and music.They were the distributors of…
McFarlane Toys is an action figure subsidiary for Todd McFarlane Productions Inc. that produces models of aspects from various pop culture-related phenomenon, including comics, movies, video games, sports, and music.They were the distributors of…
Merlin (sometimes known as Merlin, the Electronic Wizard) was a handheld electronic game first made by Parker Brothers in 1978. The game was invented by former NASA employee Bob Doyle, his wife Holly, and brother-in-law Wendl Thomis. Merlin is…
The legendary rhythm game that started a craze in Japan makes its first outing in America! beatmania features over fifty songs from the classic beatmania and beatmania IIDX games, as well as a few originals.The game includes a special turntable…
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research. Planning of the ZX Spectrum+ started in June 1984, and it was released in October the same year. This 48 KB Spectrum introduced a new…
The OLPC XO, previously known as the $100 Laptop, Children's Machine, and 2B1, is an inexpensive laptop computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world, to provide them with access to knowledge, and…
Computer Acquire is adapted from the board game Acquire by Avalon Hill. As in most games of high finance it is about making profits by buying low and selling high. Instead of the normal commodity or utility markets the simulation is based on hotel…