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Bigfoot Bonkers
''Bigfoot Bonkers'' is an arcade game for two players released by Meadows Games in 1976. It is a clone of ''Blockade'', the first of what would later be called snake games, released the same year. Gameplay Players move their blocks across the screen to create walls to try to surround their opponents and force them to crash into the walls or any block or obstacle like a 'foot'. See also *''Barricade'' *''Dominos Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...'' References 1976 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Snake video games Video game clones Video games developed in the United States {{Arcade-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadows Games
Meadows Games was a developer and manufacturer of coin-operated video games established by Harry Kurek as a subsidiary of his contract manufacturing company, Meadows Manufacturing, in 1974. Kurek established the company because he felt the economy of the United States was headed into a recession and he wanted to enter a business he felt would be "recession proof". The company scored a major hit with its 1974 release Flim-Flam, a cocktail-table ball-and-paddle game that sold over 12,000 units. Subsequent games were not as successful, and Kurek sold the company to Holosonics in 1978. Holosonics closed the company down the next year. Smith 2019, pp. 443 Games *3-D Bowling (1978) *Bigfoot Bonkers ''Bigfoot Bonkers'' is an arcade game for two players released by Meadows Games in 1976. It is a clone of ''Blockade'', the first of what would later be called snake games, released the same year. Gameplay Players move their blocks across th ... (1976) *Bombs Away (1976) *Ckidzo (1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Video Gaming
1976 had new titles such as ''Road Race'', '' Night Driver'', ''Heavyweight Champ'', '' Sea Wolf'' and '' Breakout''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were Namco's '' F-1'' in Japan and Midway's ''Sea Wolf'' in the United States. Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, '' Game Machine'' magazine published the first annual arcade game earnings chart for 1976 in their February 1977 issue, listing both arcade video games and electro-mechanical games (EM games) on the same arcade chart. Namco's EM racing game '' F-1'' was the highest-grossing overall arcade game of the year, followed by Taito's video game ''Ball Park'' (originally released as ''Tornado Baseball'' by Midway Manufacturing in North America). The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1976, according to the first annual ''Game Machine'' chart. Note: Medal games are listed on a separate chart, with Nintendo's '' EVR Race'' being the highest-grossing medal game of the year. United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade video games, Pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. Types Broadly, arcade games are nearly always considered games of skill, with only some elements of games of chance. Games that are solely games of chance, like slot machines and pachinko, often are categorized legally as gambling devices and, due to restrictions, may not be made available to minors or without appropriate oversight in many jurisdictions. Arcade video games Arcade video games were first introduced in the early 1970s, with '' Pong'' as the first commercially successful game. Arcade video games use electronic or computerized circuitry to take input from the player and translate that to an electronic display such as a monito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake (video Game)
Snake is a sub-genre of action video games where the player maneuvers the end of a growing line, often themed as a snake. The player must keep the snake from colliding with both other obstacles and itself, which gets harder as the snake lengthens. The concept originated in the 1976 two-player arcade video game ''Blockade'' from Gremlin Industries, and the ease of implementation has led to hundreds of versions (some of which have the word ''snake'' or ''worm'' in the title) for many platforms. 1982's ''Tron'' arcade game, based on the film, includes snake gameplay for the single-player Light Cycle segment. After a variant was preloaded on Nokia mobile phones in 1998, there was a resurgence of interest in snake games as it found a larger audience. Gameplay The original ''Blockade'' from 1976 and its many clones are two-player games. Viewed from a top-down perspective, each player controls a "snake" with a fixed starting position and which continually moves forward, growing longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplayer
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system ( couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. '' World of Warcraft'', ''Call of Duty'', ''DayZ''). Multiplayer games usually require players to share a single game system or use networking technology to play together over a greater distance; players may compete against one or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner to achieve a common goal, or supervise other players' activity. Due to multiplayer games allowing players to interact with other individuals, they provide an element of social communication absent from single-player games. History Non-networked Some of the earliest video games were two-player games, including early sports games (such as 1958's '' Tennis For Two'' and 1972's ''Pong''), e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade video games, Pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. Types Broadly, arcade games are nearly always considered games of skill, with only some elements of games of chance. Games that are solely games of chance, like slot machines and pachinko, often are categorized legally as gambling devices and, due to restrictions, may not be made available to minors or without appropriate oversight in many jurisdictions. Arcade video games Arcade video games were first introduced in the early 1970s, with '' Pong'' as the first commercially successful game. Arcade video games use electronic or computerized circuitry to take input from the player and translate that to an electronic display such as a monito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockade (video Game)
''Blockade'' is a monochrome arcade video game developed by Gremlin and released in November 1976. It was the first of what would become known as " snake games". It was designed by Lane Hauck, Ago Kiss, and Bob Pecarero. In Japan, it was distributed by Taito in 1977 as "Barricade II". Gameplay Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles. To win, a player must last longer than the opponent before hitting something, with the first person to hit something losing. The game ends after one player gains six wins. Reception ''Blockade'' was first demonstrated at the AMOA show in November 1976. It was one of the two most talked-about arcade games at the show, along with Namco's electro-mechanical racing game '' F-1'' demonstrated by Atari, Inc. ''Blockade'' was possibly the most-played arcade game at the show. ''Play Meter'' praised the simplicity of the gameplay. Legacy Several ''Blockad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barricade (video Game)
''Barricade'' is a clone of '' Blockade'' released by RamTeK in 1976. It is an early entry of the Snake genre. The game supports up to four player simultaneous multiplayer. See also *''Bigfoot Bonkers'' *''Dominos Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...'' References External links *''Barricade''aArcade History 1976 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Snake video games Video games developed in the United States {{Arcade-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominos (video Game)
''Atari's Dominos'' is a one, two or four-player video action game packaged in its own distinctively styled upright cabinet that rest directly on the floor. Gameplay Gameplay is a variation of the snake genre, in which players compete by surrounding each other with lines of dominos. Players change direction via a set of four directional buttons representing up, down, right, and left respectively. A player loses when they hit a wall, their own dominos, or their opponent's, at which point all the dominos in their line "fall" down. At the end of each round, a point is awarded to the winner of that round until the end point goal is reached. The point goal can be 3, 4, 5, or 6 points. Development A 23-inch TV monitor is mounted in the top front of the cabinet, with the monitor viewing screen tilted back from vertical. The TV monitor viewing screen is covered with plexiglas Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) belongs to a group of materials called engineering plastics. It is a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Video Games
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Video Games
Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * Arcade (architecture), a series of adjoining arches * Shopping mall, one or more buildings forming a complex of shops, also sometimes called a shopping arcade Arcade or The Arcade may also refer to: Places Greece * Arcades (Crete), a town and city-state of ancient Crete, Greece Italy * Arcade, Italy, a town and commune in the region of Veneto United States * Arcade Building (Asheville, North Carolina) * Arden-Arcade, California * Arcade, Georgia, a city in Jackson County * Arcade (village), New York * Arcade (town), New York * The Arcade (Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts), a historic site in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts * The Arcade (Providence, Rhode Island), a historic shopping center * Arcade, Texas Arts and entertainment Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
