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Story: Arcade, computer and video games

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Arcade games: 19th century to 1960s

  3. Video arcades and gaming: 1970s to 2000s

  4. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Arcade games: 19th century to 1960s

Skittle alley, Russell, 1890s

Skittle alley, Russell, 1890s (1st of 2)

Skittle alley bowls

Skittle alley bowls (2nd of 2)

Sideshow tents, Waikato River regatta, 1901

Sideshow tents, Waikato River regatta, 1901

Nineteenth-century mutoscope

Nineteenth-century mutoscope

Luna Park, Auckland, 1928

Luna Park, Auckland, 1928

Early pinball machines

Early pinball machines (1st of 2)

Pinball machine, Midnight Espresso, 2012

Pinball machine, Midnight Espresso, 2012 (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Video arcades and gaming: 1970s to 2000s

Space Invaders

Space Invaders (1st of 2)

Space World, Auckland, 1982

Space World, Auckland, 1982 (2nd of 2)

Arcade video games, Rice Bowl Burger Bar, Wellington, 2012

Arcade video games, Rice Bowl Burger Bar, Wellington, 2012

Gamers at play, 2013

Gamers at play, 2013

Flick Kick Football

Flick Kick Football

Grand Theft Auto rating

Grand Theft Auto rating

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/arcade-computer-and-video-games/media (accessed 9 March 2021)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 5 Sep 2013

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