![Basketball [Taito] - Arcade - (1974) First game with sprites! @KR0NO](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dMs9Cnzh3HE/sddefault.jpg)
Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Released in the arcades in early 1974, Basketball was a landmark title, notable for several firsts in video gaming. It was the first basketball video game, the first video game to use sprites, and the first to represent human characters. It was also the first Japanese video game licensed for release in North America, having been developed by Taito and then licensed to Midway for the North American market, where 1,400 units were sold in 1974, a production record for Midway at the time.
you can download the game here:
adamulation.blogspot.com
Source: Spacies arcade (part of the basketball footage) complete video here: youtube.com/watch?v=XCo-9hYLBjQ Images from here: "Basketball"
Giant Bomb, giantbomb.com/basketball/3030-36540 "The Evolution of Basketball video games" Imugr, uploaded by EJ9Utah, Jan 4, imgur.com/gallery/66QxP "TV Basketball"
Old-computers.com, old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?c=1254&st=2&id=693
ludolist.blogspot.com/2018/12/basketball-1974-taito.html
shmuplations.com/spaceinvaders
diegorispoli.com/game-base/game/36540/basketball
and the song is called: Rest easy bi Vans in japan.
Released in the arcades in early 1974, Basketball was a landmark title, notable for several firsts in video gaming. It was the first basketball video game, the first video game to use sprites, and the first to represent human characters. It was also the first Japanese video game licensed for release in North America, having been developed by Taito and then licensed to Midway for the North American market, where 1,400 units were sold in 1974, a production record for Midway at the time.
you can download the game here:
adamulation.blogspot.com
Source: Spacies arcade (part of the basketball footage) complete video here: youtube.com/watch?v=XCo-9hYLBjQ Images from here: "Basketball"
Giant Bomb, giantbomb.com/basketball/3030-36540 "The Evolution of Basketball video games" Imugr, uploaded by EJ9Utah, Jan 4, imgur.com/gallery/66QxP "TV Basketball"
Old-computers.com, old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?c=1254&st=2&id=693
ludolist.blogspot.com/2018/12/basketball-1974-taito.html
shmuplations.com/spaceinvaders
diegorispoli.com/game-base/game/36540/basketball
and the song is called: Rest easy bi Vans in japan.
![Basketball [Taito] - Arcade - (1974) First game with sprites!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dMs9Cnzh3HE/mqdefault.jpg "Basketball [Taito] - Arcade - (1974) First game with sprites!
Released in the arcades in early 1974, Basketball was a landmark title, notable for several firsts in video gaming. It was the first basketball video game, the first video game to use sprites, and the first to represent human characters. It was also the first Japanese video game licensed for release in North America, having been developed by Taito and then licensed to Midway for the North American market, where 1,400 units were sold in 1974, a production record for Midway at the time.
you can download the game here:
http://adamulation.blogspot.com/
Source: Spacies arcade (part of the basketball footage) complete video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCo-9hYLBjQ Images from here: Basketball
Giant Bomb, https://www.giantbomb.com/basketball/3030-36540/ The Evolution of Basketball video games Imugr, uploaded by EJ9Utah, Jan 4, https://imgur.com/gallery/66QxP TV Basketball
Old-computers.com, http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?c=1254&st=2&id=693
http://ludolist.blogspot.com/2018/12/basketball-1974-taito.html
http://shmuplations.com/spaceinvaders/
https://www.diegorispoli.com/game-base/game/36540/basketball/
and the song is called: Rest easy bi Vans in japan.")
![Drop Zone 4 [Meadows Games] - Arcade - (1975) 💥 Drop the Bomb!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dUEW8_VtcxE/mqdefault.jpg "Drop Zone 4 [Meadows Games] - Arcade - (1975) 💥 Drop the Bomb!
Name: Drop Zone 4
Developer: Meadows Games
Year: 1975
Simulation/ Emulation/ Playable: Not Available
Platform: Arcade
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✅ Description✅
Drop zone is a single player action game created by Meadows Games in 1975
Drop Zone is a single button action game in which the player must release bombs from a moving jet to hit moving targets. The player receives 15 bombs and can earn additional games when earning enough points. The jets speed increases when the player hits certain score thresholds.
Part of the video taken from here:
Channel: Martin Lawes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mhBa8zP4k
More Info: ⏬⏬⏬
https://www.mobygames.com/game/107382/drop-zone-4/
https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/5202
Song: Icelandic Arpeggios - DivKid
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![PONG-TRON [SEGA] -Arcade - (1973)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eFmBmvf34T4/mqdefault.jpg "PONG-TRON [SEGA] -Arcade - (1973)
Pong-Tron (ポントロン) is a 1973 discrete logic arcade game produced by Sega. It is a clone of Ataris 1972 game, Pong built specifically for Japanese audiences.
Pong-Tron differs very little from Ataris offering, however this release is significant as it stands as Segas first arcade game to incorporate a CRT monitor and thus be classed as a video game. Prior to Pong-Trons release, Sega had built its successes through electro-mechanical arcade games, pinball tables, slot machines and jukebox distribution.
Pong-Tron followed later in the year by the updated Pong-Tron II (and Hockey TV, another pseudo-Pong clone). The housing was also recycled for Balloon Gun. Segas main competitor at the time, Taito also released a similar Japanese clone in the form of Elepong, also in 1973.")
![Killer Shark [SEGA] - Arcade EM - (1972)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eXIXrW61fIk/mqdefault.jpg "Killer Shark [SEGA] - Arcade EM - (1972)
Name: Killer Shark
Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1972
Emulation Not Available.
1 Player
PD:
The game was not based in the movie jaws; because the game was launched first, thanks to @dennisneo1608 and @MyDataBelongs2Me for the correction.
Game (1972) Novel (1974) Film (1975)
Killer Shark, Sega, 1972, shark moves around and the player shoots it with a spear gun. It has a series of slides on a wheel that make the shark move and thrash around when shot. Electronic sound and 8-track player. It same game as Sega’s Sea Devil, but Sea Devil had a manta ray instead of a shark.
info and images:
http://www.scvgames.com/gallery/thumbs.cfm/id-1085/1972-sega-killer-shark
https://segaretro.org/Killer_Shark#
https://atariage.com/forums/topic/131064-killer-shark-as-seen-in-jaws/
Part of the video footage, taken from here:
abc12346038
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW_GmkG5QrQ&t=57s
3 Hit Combo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObUw9ezvp5o
vghchannel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSgvQr9tV9Y
Song:
Mysterious Stranger things - Yung logos.mp3")
![Life - (1970) {101 Basic Computer Games } [58]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eYfZGZr1rTM/mqdefault.jpg "Life - (1970) {101 Basic Computer Games } [58]
Name: Life
Developer: John Horton Conway
Year: 1970
Simulation : Available/ 1 players.
Platform: PC BASIC
Life is a simulation of Conways Game of Life. The player can draw his or her own patterns and watch how they evolve based on the simple rules of Conways Game of Life.
Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if caused by under-population.
Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation.
Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overcrowding.
Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
The player can let the simulation play out, pause, reset, place cells and clear the screen.
As always you can play this here:
https://golly.sourceforge.io/
https://troypress.com/wp-content/uploads/user/js-basic/index.html
This game is part of David Ahls BASIC Computer Games that you can download here:
https://github.com/GReaperEx/bcg?tab=readme-ov-file
More information:
https://troypress.com/wp-content/uploads/user/js-basic/index.html
https://www.mobygames.com/game/50935/life/
Song:
Moving In The Shadows - The Soundlings")
![EVR RACE - [Nintendo] - Arcade - (1975) First Nintendo Video game!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fIMSKESgP8I/mqdefault.jpg "EVR RACE - [Nintendo] - Arcade - (1975) First Nintendo Video game!
V 1.2 improved sound.
Name: EVR Race
Developer: Genyo Takeda
Company: Nintendo
Year: 1975
Simulation : Not Available. 10 player, simultaneous.
Platform: Arcade
EVR Race is an arcade videogame developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 1975. It was created by Genyo Takeda. It was a video-based race simulation system that utilized electronic video recording (EVR) moving image display technology.
Two versions of EVR Race were made: horse racing and car racing, depending on the tapes loaded into it. Players bet on which racer they thought would win and won if they were correct. Since the video was pre-recorded, there was very little interactivity. Cabinets were available for different numbers of players, from one up to ten.
The game was extremely complicated, so after the release, Nintendo had a hard time maintaining it and there were a lot of breakdowns. Due to their experience with EVR Race, Nintendo learned how difficult it was to maintain arcade games.
Comment: Nintendo first videogame, according to Nintendo.
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Parts of the video were taken from here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrqFtgYEXvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 6iPhL0MsEA
More info here:
http://blog.beforemario.com/2012/06/nintendo-evr-race-evr-1975.html
Song:
Ride - Everet Almond")
