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We are back with another episode of The Dayz.. Today, we’re hopping into the Wayback Machine to 1980, when the hottest Christmas gifts in stores were video games you could connect to your TV and electronic handheld games you could take on the go. The 1980s opened with popular video game systems like the Atari 2600, alongside newer machines chasing the “arcade at home” experience, such as ColecoVision (launched mid-1982 with Donkey Kong as a pack-in game) and the self-contained, vector-display Vectrex system.. Now, let’s roll this classic news report from KABC 7 in Los Angeles..
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We are back with another episode of The Dayz.. Today, we’re hopping into the Wayback Machine to 1980, when the hottest Christmas gifts in stores were video games you could connect to your TV and electronic handheld games you could take on the go. The 1980s opened with popular video game systems like the Atari 2600, alongside newer machines chasing the “arcade at home” experience, such as ColecoVision (launched mid-1982 with Donkey Kong as a pack-in game) and the self-contained, vector-display Vectrex system.. Now, let’s roll this classic news report from KABC 7 in Los Angeles..
You can find me on Instagram (thecollectorszone5150), Facebook (MasterCollectoroftheZone) and on The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel. The Geek and I Podcast is also on Apple, Spottily and other services that air Podcasts. Thank you for checking out The Collectors Zone.
The Collectors Zone eBay Store - ebay.com/usr/the_collectors_zone
The Party Arcade '77 YouTube Channel - youtube.com/@ThePartyArcade77
The Collectors Zone YouTube Channel - youtube.com/c/thecollectorszone
The Collectors Zone Instagram Page - instagram.com/thecollectorszone5150
The Collectors Zone Facebook Page - facebook.com/MasterCollectoroftheZone
The Geek and I Podcast Facebook Page - facebook.com/thegeekandipodcastwithJohnandJeff
The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel - youtube.com/channel/UCuem7-ek43GqUro1ZD8K1Ig
*** FYI *** MY VIDEO WAS MADE FOR PURE ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSE. THESE COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.
NO copyright infringement and NO commercial benefits intended! Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use is in favor of fair use.
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