Centipede (Atari video game)

Classic arcade games

What’s the Greatest Classic Arcade Game of All Time? Vote in Our Poll and Let Us Know!

Donkey Kong Stomped into arcades in July of 1981 so it made us curious, what is the best one?
promo image for the 14 arcade games that are built into Arcade1Up's Atari 50th Anniversary Deluxe Arcade Machine cabinet. To the left of the vertical image is a picture of the arcade cabinet itself, with the list of games on the right. From top to bottom, the listed games (using their title logos from their original arcade cabinets) are: Centipede, Tempest, Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Millipede, Crystal Castles, Space Duel, Major Havoc, Missile Command, Gravitar, Akka Arrh, Liberator, Super Breakout and Lunar Lander.

Atari Deluxe Arcade Machine Re-Creates Retro Video-Gaming Experience

The reproduction of a classic arcade cabinet features 64 Atari games — 14 arcade favorites and 50 from the Atari 2600 home console.
title screen from late May 1983, when Dan Aykroyd was a guest VJ on MTV for an hour. Aykroyd's headshot is on the right side and he is wearing glasses and a bowtie, in character from his movie

Revisit Dan Aykroyd’s 1983 MTV Guest VJ Appearance

The actor spent an hour on MTV in May 1983 introducing music videos by Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Prince and other artists, and also helping promote MTV’s contest tied in with his movie Doctor Detroit, which had just hit theaters.