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  • Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS

    Building Arcade 2

    8
    Dec 2010
    - Bijeenkomst

    Woensdag 8 december nodigen we gamers, verzamelaars, ontwerpers en liefhebbers van games uit om ideeën en verhalen uit te wisselen. We bespreken de mooiste arcadekasten, de eerste handhelds en de...
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  • Zanussi Ping-o Tronic, 1975

    Game: Pong

    The original Pong (Atari) consisted of a black and white television set and the coin system from a coin operated washer. The coins were collected in a milk carton that had been cut open. It was an...

  • Atari 2600 jr, 1983

    Game: E.T.

    The Atari 2600jr was the last version of the Video Computer System to be sold. It was introduced by Atari Corp in 1986. However the Atari 2600jr was originally designed in 1983. The Atari 2600jr was...

  • Sega Mega Drive, 1988

    Game: Sonic the Hedgehog

    The Sega Mega Drive is a fourth-generation video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988. It wasn't until the Mega Drive was released in the US (1989) under the name Genesis that sales really...

  • Level 3: Consoles

    Interactive entertainment computers

    Atari, Commodore, Sega and more. These are the consoles on display in the Arcade exhibition. This level was opened on January 22nd 2011.

  • Up Scope, Grand Products, 1986

    Shooting torpedoes

    Similar to the Jet Rocket from 1970, this arcade game immediately stands out. No big screen or joystick but a small window and two handles mounted on a periscope. The mission can't be more simple:...
  • 1 Jan 1992

    Mortal Kombat, Midway, 1992

    So real it hurts!

    The flyer for Mortal Kombat sported the daunting but promising text “So real it hurts!” The digital graphics combined with the rampant, bloody scenes turned Mortal Kombat into one of the most popular...

  • Commodore 64, 1982

    Game: Jupiter Lander

    With a 30% to 40% market share, the C64 is one of the most successful games of its time. It's not surprising that, at 17 million sold units, it still tops the list of best selling PC's ever.
  • Persbericht Bas van den Broeke

    Arcade

    Drie maanden gamen bij Mediamatic

    7 december 2010, Amsterdam - Arcade is een groeiende collectie oude en nieuwe games en installaties. De tentoonstellingsruimte van Mediamatic wordt voor drie maanden omgebouwd tot arcadehal. Kom...

  • Sega Saturn, 1994

    Game: Panzer Dragoon

    Sega Saturn is a 32-bit video game console. It was first released in Japan. The Saturn was released six months prior to the expected release date, in order to compete with the Playstation. However

  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), 1983

    Game: Super Mario Bros.

    The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit video game console. It was released in North America, Europe and Australia in 1984.

  • History of Gaming

    An incomplete overview

    The first human-computer interaction took place in 1951. Now, almost sixty years later, we're in an age of ubiquitous computing, a state of constant connection. What hasn't changed, is our desire to...

  • Arcade Collection

    Arcade is an expanding collection of games

    Arcade will grow into a collection of interactive installations, video arcade machines, all-generation consoles, handhelds and mobile games. The opening of Level 3: Consoles is on January 22nd.

  • Amiga CD32, 1993

    Game: Lemmings

    The Amiga CD32 was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console. It was released by Commodore. Despite being a very powerful machine, way ahead of its time, the CD32 was never a big success. Some...

  • Philips Videopac G7000, 1978

    Game: Flipper

    The Videopac G7000 was one of Atari 2600's biggest rivals. It was the only video game console to have a built-in keyboard. Its successor, the G7200, would feature a built-in black and white screen.

  • SNK Neo Geo, 1990

    Game: Baseball Stars Professional

    The Neo Geo was a video arcade machine and 16-bit video game console released by the Japanese company SNK. When it first hit the American market it was priced at a staggering $649.99. Proud owners...

  • Jet Rocket, Sega, 1970

    Arcade flight simulator and the gem of our collection

    Jet Rocket, released by SEGA in 1970, is a flight simulator that makes use of visual techniques which were also used for military flight simulators. By playing with a real controller stick in a...

  • Atari Jaguar, 1993

    Game: DOOM

    The Jaguar is a 64-bit video game console, released in 1993 by Atari. Although it wasn't a big success (only 80 games were released for this little machine), it's important in that it was Atari's...

  • Sega Master System, 1986

    Game: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

    The Sega Master System (SMS) is an 8-bit video game console released by Sega. Worldwide thirteen million copies of this machine have been sold. It's based on the SG-1000 Mark III (1985). The SMS...

  • Playstation 3 (3D), 2006

    Game: Motorstorm Drift 3D

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. Thanks to a nice firmware...

  • Pachinko, i.a. Nishijin & Sankyo, from 1980…

    Extremely addictive

    The first Pachinko machines appeared in Japan around 1920 and were initially intended as children's toys. A decade later Pachinko became very popular among grown-ups as well. It's highly addictive...
  • Persbericht Bas van den Broeke

    Geschiedenis van games tentoongesteld

    Arcade tentoonstelling wordt uitgebreid met consoles

    19 januari 2011, Amsterdam - Op zaterdag 22 januari opent bij Mediamatic het derde level van de game tentoonstelling Arcade. Level 3 belicht de geschiedenis van de console spelcomputers (1975 - 2011).

  • MB Vectrex, 1982

    Game: Mine Storm

    The Vectrex is a real collectors item. It consists of a mini arcade cabinet-like screen and a rectangular console that could be stored away inside the cabinet. The first ones were produced by General...

  • Hyper Sports, Konami, 1984

    Olympic athlete of stature

    Pushing buttons or rolling the trackball as quick as possible, in Hyper Sports (the follow-up of the slightly more popular Track & Field) the player slips into a high class olympic athlete. On this...

  • Philips CD-i, 1991

    Game: Escape from CyberCity

    The Philips Cd-i is an interactive multimedia CD player. Apart from games you could play audio CD's, picture CD's and, in combination with a video cartridge, video CD's (VCD). The CD-i featuring in...

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