Classic Ads: Marble Madness (1984)

Marble Madness was designed by Mark Cerny, and published by Atari Games in 1984. The game was also one of the first to use true stereo sound; previous games used either monaural sound or simulated stereo.

Upon its release, Marble Madness was commercially successful, becoming a profitable arcade game. Praise among critics focused on the game’s difficulty, unique visual design, and stereo soundtrack. The game was ported to numerous platforms and inspired the development of other games. [Wiki]

Classic Ads: Dig Dug (1982)

Dig Dug (ディグダグ?) is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982 for Namco Galaga hardware. It was later published outside of Japan by Atari. A popular game based on a simple concept…  to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters by inflating them until they pop, or by dropping rocks on them. [Wiki]

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Classic Ads: Bubble Bobble (1986)

Bubble Bobble (バブルボブル) is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles. The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons Bub (Bubblun) and Bob (Bobblun), is an action-platform game in which players travel through one hundred different stages, blowing and bursting bubbles, avoiding enemies and collecting a variety of items. [Wiki]

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Rick Astley pulls the biggest prank in the history of the world by inventing Rickrolling, and scoring a number one hit at the same time. (1987)

Music History in Gifs

Atari Pac-Man Ad (1982)

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Eighties Cake

Created by Debbie Goard of Debbie Does Cakes

If you are lucky enough to reside in the Bay Area, you can actually order one of these beauties, or have one custom made. Check out Debbie’s Flickr gallery for some other retro masterpieces.

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