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Crystal Castles
Atari
1983
Bentley Bear gathers gems found along the paths of many three-quarters-view castles. Wear the magic hat to kill the witch, Berthilda, and eliminate the gem eaters while they are eating. Secret warps take you to higher levels.
genre | maze
design | Franz Lanzinger
art | Barbara Singh, Susan McBride
cocktail
acquisitie | juni 2021
Donkey Kong Junior
Nintendo
1982
The player controls a small monkey who must leap from platforms, climb vines, and avoid enemies to rescue Donkey Kong from Mario. The game has several distinct levels with similar goals. Fruit can be dropped on enemies leg traps and birds to kill them.
genre | platform
design | Shigeru Miyamoto
producer | Gunpei Yoko
art | Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshio Sakamoto
composer | Yukio Kaneoka
upright cabinet
acquisitie | juni 2021
Bump ‘n’ Jump
Data East | Bally Midway
1982
A driving game where you jump or bump enemy cars for points. Bonus for completing levels without hitting any cars.
genre | vehicular combat
upright cabinet
acquisitie | mei 2021
Asteroids
Atari
1979
Your space craft is dangerously situated among fast moving asteroids in an asteroid belt that can destroy your ship on contact. Armed with a front mounted weapon and the ability to hyperspace, you fly through the debris, destroying each rock one piece at a time. Alien saucers visit the playfield from time to time with an eye towards destroying your ship!
genre | multidirectional shooter
design | Lyle Rains, Ed Logg
upright cabinet
acquisitie | mei 2021
Kangaroo
Sun Electronics | Atari
1982
A mother kangaroo must climb through the treetops trying to rescue her son while punching out pink monkeys that throw apples at her. The kangaroo may eat fruit along the way to receive points.
genre | platform
upright cabinet
acquisitie | augustus 2017
ASTRO INVADER
Konami | Stern
1979
Using buttons to move left, right and fire, you attempt to ward off invading aliens and their flying saucers. The aliens are dropped off from a saucer and stored in multiple columns until a column is full, then the aliens in that column descend, one by one, and attack. Also, the saucers sometimes descend to attack; if they are not destroyed, one ship is lost.
genre | fixed shooter
upright cabinet
acquisitie | mei 2021
Jr. Pac-Man
Bally Midway
1983
Jr. Pac-Man must eat all the dots in a maze in order to advance to the next stage. He’s chased by killer ghosts but he can eat them while powered up after eating one of six large dots. Bonus points are awarded for eating the fruits and snacks that appear and wander the maze.
genre | maze
design | Tim Hoskins
upright cabinet
acquisitie | april 2021
Gyruss
Konami | Centuri
maart 1983
A shoot-em-up through the Earth’s solar system where the player’s ship moves in a circular orbit around the outer edge of the screen while shooting at enemies in the center. Excellent synthesizer music score of Bach’s “Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor”.
genre | shoot ‘em up
design | Yoshiki Okamoto
art | Hideki Ooyama
composer | Masahiro Inoue
upright cabinet
acquisitie | november 2020
Centipede
Atari
1981
The player controls a gun that can only move in the bottom fifth of the screen. The object is to shoot a centipede that works its way down to the player area through a field of mushrooms. Other attacking enemies are fleas, spiders, and scorpions.
genre | fixed shooter
design | Dona Bailey, Ed Logg
progammers | Dona Bailey, Ed Logg
upright cabinet
acquisitie | oktober 2017
Dig Dug
Namco | Atari
1982
Dig tunnels underground and use an air pump to inflate and blow-up your enemies. You can also drop rocks on your foes. Dislodge two rocks and a bonus fruit or vegetable will appear in the center of the screen. A level ends when all the enemies have been destroyed.
genre | maze
design| Masahisa Ikegami, Shigeru Yokoyama
programmer | Shouichi Fukatani, Toshio Sakai
art | Hiroshi Ono
composer | Yuriko Keino
upright cabinet
acquisitie | juli 2017
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