

What's relatively new though, is people hooking up their old consoles and sharing the game play from classic titles, sparking nostalgia across the net.Īnd then there's the oldclassicgame channel on YouTube that allows you to watch game play of vintage video games, as far back as 1971. YouTube has always been a home for gaming aficionados to upload their game play tricks and tips – most football fans know the frustration of searching for live action footage and stumbling upon the second half of someone's FIFA tutorial. 'zerg rush' (and play the game by clicking on the falling Os).'Atari breakout' (and then click on Images).Have a go at typing the following terms into the search box. But the search engine also has a few tricks up its sleeve. Google, of course, is famous for its interactive Google doodles. Limitations of the Atari 2600 hardware show in Pac-Man. As you can see by the terrible graphics this isn’t an Arcade port. See Previously: Modern Video Game Cover Art Re-Interpreted In Style of Atari 2600. Game Description: This is the Atari-developed version of Pac-Man. You should now find you can play Space Invaders above your video.Īnother gaming easter egg from YouTube is when a video is playing or paused, hold down the left and up arrow keys – this should allow you to play Snake across the screen. released a port of Namcos hit arcade game Pac-Man for its Atari 2600 video game console. 2600 Online features 50+ classic Atari 2600 games that you can play online for free. Not, in the search bar, just in the page. For instance, if you land on any video page in YouTube (it must be a video page, not the home page), type in '1980'. There are loads of ' easter eggs' or hidden treats on the web that provide great fun for old school gamers. Play the original Pac-Man in the box below.

The above sites are legal, but be careful when browsing around the web as some sites will fall foul of gaming emulator laws (especially if you're after recent games). There are tons of games for the Coleco Colecovision, the Entex Adventure Vision, the Bandai Super Vision 8000 and most consoles you can think of.
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The Internet Archive has also made a whole roster of games available to play for free, sorted by console. There are entire cities of sites now dedicated to letting you play classic arcade games on your lunch break at work.į hosts Pac-Man (1980), Donkey Kong (1981), Street Fighter (1987), Zelda (1986), Super Mario Brothers (1985), Assault (1983) and hundreds of others, though you do need Adobe Flash Player installed.
