The year was 1982. I went to Time Out, my local arcade, and there I found my cousin playing this new game where a cook had to make burgers while avoiding hot dogs, pickles, and other food items. That game was BurgerTime and I was immediately hooked! BurgerTime was...
In 1980, Stern Electronics released a multidirectional shooter game with the title Berzerk. This game was programmed by Alan McNeil and it was among the first games to use voice synthesis. Mr. McNeil stated he came with the idea of the game after having a dream in...
In 1981, Williams Electronics released a horizontal shooter game by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar that took the arcades by storm. That game was Defender. In this game the player controls the Defender to protect humanoids, who have been stranded in some planet, from...