Looking forward on the list it looks like our first game is going to be Dungeon, followed by Moria and then Joust. I am unfamiliar with the first two games or PLATO, but it looks like cyber1.org will let us check them out to some extent. I'm looking forward to seeing where this project goes, as we move into more familiar territory and get to the games that we grew up with, in one form or another.
The Nintendo was the first console our family owned, and it had a great library for playing with a friend or brother. Although co-op games were rare due to hardware limitations, there were enough memorable ones to start the impetus for creating this blog. While games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game were lacking in audiovisual quality compared to their arcade counterparts, it was always made up for by the fact you didn't have to worry about quarters and stood a chance of progressing in the game.
And it wasn't just Nintendo games that we played; we went to arcades together, moved on to later consoles, and eventually had our own computers to network. While we played many games competitively, there is still something enjoyable about beating up on the computer.
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