Accepted [+] [X] World Cup Update submitted by Arcadehero
World Cup (c) 1978 Sega Enterprises, Limited.
Discrete logic soccer game. Two players use a trackball to move soccer players across the field and pass the ball or shooting a goal by pushing the trackball. If an opponent moves their player on top of the other player, the ball is stolen. The player with the higher score at the end of the game (which lasts from 60 to 90 seconds) is the winner. World Cup has kick off whistle, applause and cheering sound effects.
- TRIVIA -
Released during March 1978. Where Atari Football would be released in October of that year, World Cup beat it to market, making it the first video game controlled with a trackball. Atari's effort was vastly more popular however, so the general consumer encountered the controller first through them.
Re-released by Exidy as "Football".
- SOURCES -
Machine's picture.
Atari arcade sales data (Arcade Heroes)
Sega Arcade History, pg. 34
Accepted [+] [X] SpongeBob Jumble Fever New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
A UK and Ireland exclusive SpongeBob game from 2007 to 2015.
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https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/SpongeBob_Jumble_Fever
Accepted [+] [X] SpongeBob SquarePants Model Sponge New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
Interactive book.
- SOURCES -
https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Model_Sponge_(video_game)
Accepted [+] [X] SpongeBob SquarePants Plug 'n Play New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
A SpongeBob plug in play game.
- SOURCES -
https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_Plug_%27n_Play
Accepted [+] [X] Wimbledon [Model 730] Update submitted by Arcadehero
Wimbledon (c) 1973 Nutting Associates.
A full color ball & paddle tennis game for 2-4 players. Instead of knobs to control the action, this used Nutting's slider controllers, which were also used on their Table Tennis and Paddle Derby games.
- TECHNICAL -
[Model 730]
- TRIVIA -
Wimbledon was released in November 1973 in the USA. It was one of the earliest games to use real color (as opposed to colored overlays) - some sources list it as THE first however, Atari's Gotcha Color model began production in October 1973, while Wimbledon debuted at the MOA 1973 tradeshow in November.
Despite being the first color ball & paddle game, Wimbledon and Nutting's other games failed to ignite the market and the company would face bankruptcy by the end of 1974. They did manage to emerge from that and licensed out Exidy's TV Pinball (branding it as Ricochet) in 1976 but it wasn't enough to keep the company afloat.
- SOURCES -
Machine's picture.
Atari sales sheet confirms Gotcha's Color release as October 1973 (Arcade Heroes)
"The Ultimate (so Far) History of Nutting Associates - Part 3" - All In Color For A Quarter Blog for MOA '73 info
Accepted [+] [X] Save Our Sandy New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
An UK and Ireland exclusive Spongebob game from 2006 to 2015.
- SOURCES -
https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Save_Our_Sandy
Accepted [+] [X] The Flying Dutchman New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
An UK and Ireland exclusive Spongebob game from 2006 to 2015.
- SOURCES -
https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flying_Dutchman_(video_game)
Accepted [+] [X] Snow Woes New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
A UK and Ireland exclusive Spongebob game from 2007 to 2015.
- SOURCES -
https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_Woes
Accepted [+] [X] Disney Princesas - Las Princesas Disney [Model 500-11436] New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] OPENSTEP 4.2 New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] NeXTSTEP 3.2 New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Refused [+] [X] unknown 'Pac-Man' gambling game New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] Virtual TV Ping Pong New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] WeatherSTAR 4000 New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Refused [+] [X] Wild Witch (Export, 6T/12T ver 1.79A) New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] Burai Fighter New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
- DESCRIPTION -
Unreleased game based on NES game.
- SOURCES -
https://lostmediawiki.com/Burai_Fighter_(lost_build_of_cancelled_shoot_%27em_up_arcade_game;_1993)
Accepted [+] [X] Computer Space Ball Update submitted by Arcadehero
Computer Space Ball (c) 1973 Nutting Associates.
A "Pong" variant, possibly the very first one to market.
- TRIVIA -
After Nolan Bushnell left Nutting to form Atari with Ted Dabney, the pair still did some work for Nutting by working on a 2-player version of Computer Space. When they had designed PONG, Nolan went to Bill Nutting and offered him a licensing deal but Bill rejected it, feeling that he could easily recreate the game. Their recreation would be Computer Space Ball, but it did little to stand out among the dozens of clones that would appear in '73.
- SOURCES -
"The Ultimate (So Far) History of Nutting Associates - Part 3" - All In Color For A Quarter Blog
"The Juice Is Worth The Squeeze," Atari Inc. - Business Is Fun
Accepted [+] [X] Computer Quiz Update submitted by Arcadehero
Computer Quiz (c) 1967 Nutting Associates.
Answer one of the 2,500 multiple choice questions projected onto the screen by pushing one of five keys. The keys were marked A, B, C, D, E.
- TRIVIA -
Computer Quiz contains over 2,500 questions.
This game was initially designed by a company who created a testing/trivia machine for the US Navy. When an investor joked that it should have a coin slot on it, Bill thought it was a great idea and contacted his engineer brother Dave to make it a reality.
It was also released under the name "I.Q. Computer" in a similar cabinet.
Both games were successful as they were able to get around the stigma that many coin-op games had at the time - that coin-op equaled gambling. With pinball machines banned in most locations, including major cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Computer Quiz and I.Q. Computer could be placed anywhere you couldn't put a pinball machine as they were seen as edutainment devices.
Computer Quiz sold 4,200 units while I.Q Computer sold 3,600 thanks to this situation. At the time, a pinball machine was lucky to reach 1,500 sales.
- STAFF -
Designed by: Bill Nutting
- SOURCES -
Machine's picture.
Game's flyer
Atari Inc. - Business Is Fun, pgs. 34-35
Accepted [+] [X] Star Wars - The Clone Wars [Model 500-13292-A] New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] Nicktoon Android Invasion [Model 500-13290-B] New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] Nickelodeon Spongebob Squarepants - Fists of Foam [Model 500-13291-B] New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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Accepted [+] [X] Indiana Jones [Model 500-13304-A] New entry submitted by Thisismyusername123
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