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Your Family Tree Save
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1980 games - Old online video and arcade games for free Save
Old video and arcade games online for free. Pacman, Mario Bros Donkey kong, Space Invaders, Frogger and more. Emulators on site.
http://www.1980-games.com/us/

A Brief History of Home Video Games Save
The history of home video games with essays concerning the industry and its players. Covers the industry until 1996.
http://www.geekcomix.com/vgh/

Arcade-History.com Save
A coin-operated game database with more than 11,000 machines featuring pictures and information.
http://www.arcade-history.com

Armchair Arcade Save
Classic and modern computer and videogame online publication.
http://www.armchairarcade.com/

Brookhaven 1958 Video Game Save
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/v...

Bubble Bobble HQ Save
A site dedicated to Taito's Bubble Bobble series of games. Includes an extensive media collection and detailed game guides showing all the games secrets.
http://bubblebobblehq.110mb.com

Chronology of Video Game Systems Save
Timeline of events tracing the history of video games, including standalone arcade machines, TV games and handheld game machines.
http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/vi...

Classic Arcade Gaming Save
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/

Classic BASIC Games Save
Collection of classic MS BASIC games and a BASIC Interpreter compatible with BASIC circa 1979.
http://awsoftware.org/classiccomputin...

Classic Gaming: The History of Computer Gaming Part 1 Save
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...

Classic Home Video Games Museum Save
Devoted to video games made from 1972 to 1987.
http://gamesmuseum.h-body.org/

Classic Retro Games Save
Directory of quality full versions of freeware retro remakes and ports.
http://www.classic-retro-games.com

Classic Videogame Station Odyssey Save
Japanese videogame history including cartoons.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cvs/odyssey/

Computer Gaming World Museum Save
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

Computerspiele Museum Save
German site on a gaming museum located in Berlin. Offers information on projects and press coverage.
http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/

crates and barrels Save
This is about crates and barrels in videogames.
http://medien.akbild.ac.at/armin/crat...

culturalstudies behind the videogame Save
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/

Dangerous Dann's Museum of Video History Save
A site about various memorabilia around video games.
http://www.gamearchive.com/Video_Game...

Dragon's Lair Save
Complete Dragon's Lair and Space Ace games collection, including music, collectibles, video, goodies and books.
http://www.dragonslairfans.com/

Flat Batteries Save
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/

Gallery of Undiscovered Entities Save
The GUE is a repository of information, packaging pictures, and disk images of lesser-known computer games of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
http://gue.vintagegaming.org

Game Collectors Finland Save
Suomen tietokonepelien, videopelien, konsolipelien ja peliautomaattien keräilijöiden mekka.
http://www.gamecollectors.info

Gameconsoles.com - uniting videogame players, collectors and homebrew creators. Save
Our mission is to unite video game players, collectors and homebrew creators, to educate and preserve the game console industry.
http://www.gameconsoles.com

Game Downloads Save
Huge archive of reviewed abandonware, freeware and shareware games.
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/a...

Game Grandpas Save
Covering many systems from the Atari 2600 to the PS2.
http://ryangenno.tripod.com/

Games Implosion Save
Features a discussion forum area. Information about video game systems, video games, controllers and repair.
http://www.freewebs.com/gamesimplosion/

GameSpot: History of Video Games Save
A history of personal video games from 1889 to 2001.
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features...

Gaming in the Media World Save
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/youngst...

Gotcha Save
Gives out awards to the best "golden age" computer games. Also includes information, images, reviews, and collectables.
http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/

Great Game Database Save
Arcade & video games, technical information and related memorabilia from the classic era through the neoclassic.
http://www.ggdb.com/

Guinness Book Coin-Op High Scores 1986-1997 Save
Contains the Guinness Book Coin Operated Video Game High Scores and behind the scenes information behind these scores.
http://spyhunter007.com

Halcyon Days Save
Halcyon days includes interviews with classic computer and video game programmers
http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/

History of Home Video Games Save
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/

Intellivision Classic Videogame Website Save
A journey through the classic system Intellivision.
http://www.intellivisionlives.com/

Jammajup Save
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

Lee's PeeknPoke Save
General arcade and console emulation site.
http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/newsite...

Lucasarts Museum Save
Chronicles all things related to the classic Lucasart's adventure games.
http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org

MobyGames Save
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/

NintendoLand Save
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

Oilzine.com Save
The history of the two pillars, pong and asteroids, of the home gaming market.
http://www.oilzine.com/features/featu...

Phosphor Dot Fossils Save
Classic arcade video game history.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/

Pirate's Portal Save
A games encyclopedia. Contains screen shots and games for many computers (including the VIC-20) sorted by title, country, genre, year, language and person.
http://pirates.emucamp.com/

Pong to Pacman Save
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/educati...

RetroBase.de - Videogame preservation since Feb. 2002 Save
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

Retro Experience Save
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

Retro View Save
Tips, cheats, reviews, high scores and discussion of classic video games.
http://www.mameworld.net/retroview/

RF Generation. The Classic and Modern Video Games Database. Save
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

Screens Edge Save
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/

SPOnG.com Save
Containing news, screenshots, summaries and details of developers and publishers, plus competitions, charts, trivia, tips, FAQs, and walkthroughs.
http://spong.com/

Supercade Save
A book that illustrate and document the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon.
http://www.supercade.com/

The Armchair Empire Save
Find discussion about a number of classic video games from a wide range of games.
http://www.armchairempire.com/classic...

TheCan.Org Save
Read, enjoy and contribute accounts of computer, video and online games that were cancelled or otherwise lost, precious, before release.
http://thecan.org/

The Dot Eaters: Videogame History 101 Save
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

The Lost Patrol Webshrine Save
Website zu Ocean Software`s Klassiker von 1990 für Amiga und AtariST.
http://thelostpatrol.knagge.com/

The making of the Camel Trophy Videogame Save
A behind-the-scenes story of the making of the "Camel Trophy Video game" for the ZX Spectrum in 1985.
http://www.rescogita.com/cvg/cvgfeatu...

The Old Computer Dot Com Save
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/

The Stairway To Hell Save
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/

The Super-Kaga Computer Museum Save
Photo gallery of consoles, arcade games and computers. Reviews of movies that feature computers and computer games. Downloadable retro gaming wallpaper.
http://computermuseum.bigpondhosting....

The Video Game Museum Save
An online video game museum with screenshots, scans, music, ads and reviews.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/

Twin Galaxies Save
Official scorekeeper for the world of video game and pinball playing since the early 1980s.
http://www.twingalaxies.com

Video Games 101 - Video Games Save
Video game system information with a focus on Tomb Raider.
http://www.videogames101.net

Videotopia Save
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/

Vintage computer games and hardware Save
Includes photographs of vintage software and hardware.
http://www.stellatron.com/

Visionnet - Retrogaming Save
Online gaming library of all common consoles, handhelds and homecomputers.
http://www.visionnet.nl/

VOGONS - Very Old Games On New Systems Save
A forum about how to get older games to run on newer computers.
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/

Zzapback: The Future is Retro Save
Information about classic games and computer magazines. Focus on Newsfield title: Zzap!64.
http://www.zzapback.com