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Historical Software Collection
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The mostly non-interactive Atari Dealer Demo showcased the capabilities of the Atari 400 and 800. (1980)
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Pitfall! would prove the second most popular Atari 2600 game (after Pac-Man), whether despite or because of its difficulty. (1982)
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Text adventure game The Hobbit included complex loyalty and physics systems, as well as a bundled copy of Tolkien's book. (1982)
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Apple II game Lemonade Stand asked players to balance weather, advertising, and price systems to master a child's lemonade stand. (1979)
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Platformer Jet Set Willy used an early copy protection scheme, asking players to enter one of 180 four-color codes. (1984)
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The Atari 2600 port of arcade game Pac-Man was critically maligned, but it would prove the console's biggest seller. (1982)
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The Sargon chess-playing program would prove successful at tournaments and spawn several successors. (1981)
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Akalabeth: World of Doom, one of the first games by famed designer Lord British, adapted pen-and-paper RPG mechanics for the Apple II. (1980)
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Mystery House, developed for the Apple II, would help launch the massive adventure game genre. (1980)
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VisiCalc brought spreadsheets to the Apple II, turning the computer into an effective business tool. (1979)
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Beat-em-up Karateka was created by Jordan Mechner, who would go on to build the Prince of Persia franchise. (1984)
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E.T., created in little over a month, sold so poorly that extra copies were allegedly buried in a New Mexico landfill. (1982)
