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Arcade-History A coin-operated game database with more than 29,000 machines featuring pictures and information. http://www.arcade-history.com
Armchair Arcade Classic and modern computer and videogame online publication. http://www.armchairarcade.com/
The Armchair Empire Find discussion about a number of classic video games from a wide range of games. http://www.armchairempire.com/classic_gaming.htm
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/
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
Bubble Bobble HQ A site dedicated to Taito's Bubble Bobble series of games. Includes a media collection and detailed game guides showing all the games secrets. http://bubblebobblehq.110mb.com
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/
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/
Classic BASIC Games Collection of classic MS BASIC games and a BASIC Interpreter compatible with BASIC circa 1979. http://awsoftware.org/classiccomputing.htm
Classic Retro Games Directory of quality full versions of freeware retro remakes and ports. http://www.classic-retro-games.com
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
Computerspiele Museum German site on a gaming museum located in Berlin. Offers information on projects and press coverage. http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/
Crates and barrels This is about crates and barrels in videogames. http://www.arminbwagner.com/crates_and_barrels/
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/
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
Dragon's Lair Complete Dragon's Lair and Space Ace games collection, including music, collectibles, video, goodies and books. http://www.dragonslairfans.com/
Flat Batteries Promotes video games as an art form worthy of respect as a valuable part of culture. http://www.flatbatteries.com/
Gallery of Undiscovered Entities 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 Suomen tietokonepelien, videopelien, konsolipelien ja peliautomaattien keräilijöiden mekka. http://www.gamecollectors.info
Game Downloads Huge archive of reviewed abandonware, freeware and shareware games. http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/
Game Grandpas Covering many systems from the Atari 2600 to the PS2. http://ryangenno.tripod.com/
Games Implosion Features a discussion forum area. Information about video game systems, video games, controllers and repair. http://www.freewebs.com/gamesimplosion/
Gotcha Gives out awards to the best "golden age" computer games. Also includes information, images, reviews, and collectables. http://gotcha.classicgaming.gamespy.com/
Great Game Database Arcade and video games, technical information and related memorabilia from the classic era through the neoclassic. http://www.ggdb.com/
Halcyon Days Halcyon days includes interviews with classic computer and video game programmers http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/
Lee's PeeknPoke General arcade and console emulation site. http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/newsitems.htm
The Lost Patrol Webshrine Website zu Ocean Software`s Klassiker von 1990 für Amiga und AtariST. http://thelostpatrol.knagge.com/
Lucasarts Museum Chronicles all things related to the classic Lucasart's adventure games. http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org
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/
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
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
The Old Computer Dot Com Includes forums, a museum, ROMs, retro shop, magazines, libraries, news, and a hall of fame. Emulators listed are Atari, Nintendo, C64, Colecovision, Amiga, Spectrum, Plus4, Vic20, Vectrex, MSX, Bios, and Sega Master System. http://www.theoldcomputer.com/
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
Retro Games Blog A website dedicated to retro and vintage computer games and their influence on modern day computer gaming. http://www.retrogamesblog.co.uk
Retro View Tips, cheats, reviews, high scores and discussion of classic video games. http://www.mameworld.net/retroview/
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
RF Generation Collects information related to video games. Consoles range from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Xbox 360. http://www.rfgeneration.com
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/
SPOnG.com Containing news, screenshots, summaries and details of developers and publishers, plus competitions, charts, trivia, tips, FAQs, and walkthroughs. http://spong.com/
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/
Supercade A book that illustrates and documents the history, legacy, and visual language of the videogame phenomenon. http://www.supercade.com/
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/
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/
Twin Galaxies Official scorekeeper for the world of video game and pinball playing since the early 1980s. http://www.twingalaxies.com
The Video Game Museum An online video game museum with screenshots, scans, music, ads and reviews. http://www.vgmuseum.com/
Visionnet - Retrogaming Online gaming library of all common consoles, handhelds and homecomputers. http://www.visionnet.nl/
