Video Games of 1976

F-1

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Racing game

Sea Wolf

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Military shooter

Outline: As the commander, you are tasked with sinking and destroying all enemy ships using 4 reloadable torpedoes, with a focus on the fast-moving P.T. Boats. The game duration can be selected, ranging from 1 to 9 minutes in 1-minute intervals.

Dukedom

Genre: Turn-based strategy

Death Race

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Vehicular combat

Publisher: Exidy

Outline: The first video game that sparked controversy by allowing players to earn points by intentionally running over and killing pedestrians with a race car.

The Amazing Maze Game

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Maze

Publisher: Midway

Starship 1

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Shooter

Quiz Show

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Quiz

Fonz

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Motorbike racing game

Outline: Play as the iconic Fonzie in a black-and-white, third-person perspective arcade racing game. Use a motorcycle handle controller to guide Fonzie to the finish line, avoiding collisions with other racers and staying on the course. The objective is to win the race by successfully navigating the challenges presented.

Colossal Cave Adventure

Platform: Many (initially PDP-10)

Genre: Adventure game

Publisher: CRL

Outline: A text-based adventure game where the player navigates a cave, solving puzzles to uncover hidden treasures.

Outlaw

Platform: Arcade Atari 2600

Genre: Shooter

Outline: You are a wild-west-inspired stick figure engaging in target practice, shooting at various moving objects like stagecoaches, cacti, or opponents. The design features bright colors and a minimalist style, with the sound of ricocheting bullets.

Nürburgring 1

Outline: Drive in a race car as it ventures through a twisting roadway bordered by white guardrails. Use a functional steering wheel as the controller, along with a shifter, pedals, and other controls in the form of buttons. The race ends after passing through the finish line or after 90 seconds are up. Avoid crashing the car otherwise you will be given a time penalty.

Video Olympiad

Fun Four

Bigfoot Bonkers

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Snake

Publisher: Meadows Games

Indy 4

Platform: Arcade

Genre: driving

Tank 8

Barricade

Stunt Cycle

Platform: Arcade

Genre: Simulation

Outline: Achieving the perfect jump requires finding the optimal speed. Excessive speed can lead to a loss of balance and falling.

Pro Sport 60

Outline: Olympics contains 60 game variations, most of them Pong variants. Games included are 10 Ping Pong variants, 10 Hockey variants, 5 Tennis variants, 5 Volleyball variants, 10 Basketball variants and 20 Breakout variants. Many of the variants incur different penalties to the left or right player.

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