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C|net - Throwback photos from old video game arcades

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1. John Cougar
In the 1970s and '80s, arcades were some of the most popular spots.

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2. Boy vs. Krull
Hardcore gamer Jason Dallaire, 11, tries his skill against Krull in Seattle in 1983.

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3. Playing Pac-Man in Times Square
Remember those barrettes? A girl plays Pac-Man at an arcade in New York's Times Square in 1982.

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4. Personal arcade
For the rich or famous, arcades were anywhere you wanted them to be. Here, director Steven Spielberg poses with a Maneater arcade game at his Universal studios office in 1975.

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5. Playing Pac-Man
Some kids had to get creative to see the Pac-Man screen at this New York arcade in 1982.

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6. Steve Strange playing The Invaders
Steve Strange, a Welsh pop singer, is photographed playing The Invaders at London's Club Hell in 1980.

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7. Us Festival arcade
At the 1982 Us Festival in Devore, California, this casually dressed man seemingly has a whole arcade to himself.

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8. Pac-Man was serious business
Things get heated at a Pac-Man machine in 1983

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9. Video Battle Centre
Here's the entrance to the Video Battle Centre, a London arcade, in 1979.

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10. Hanging out at the arcade
A group of friends pose in a Chicago arcade in 1987.
 
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11. Playing at the amusement arcade
Gamer Ian Pollard plays Defender at a London arcade in 1983.

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12. Atari International Asteroids Tournament
A woman watches someone play at the Atari International Asteroids Tournament in San Francisco in 1981.

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13. Gaming in Colorado
Gamers Brien Mynheir (foreground) and David Weaver play Defender at a Golden, Colorado arcade in 1983.

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14. Pac-Man on the Pier
Photographed by Ira Nowinski, here's a young man playing Pac-Man at San Francisco's Pier 39 arcade in 1981.

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15. A full house playing Pac-Man
Nowinski then zoomed out to snap a group of youths playing simultaneously at the same Pier 39 arcade.
 
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16. Gathering to play in Santa Cruz, California

An arcade in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 1981.

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17. Inside the Atari International Asteroids Tournament
Here's an overhead shot of the Atari International Asteroids Tournament.

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18. Chuck E. Cheese arcade
In 1981, Nowinski took this photo of young people playing Wizard of Wor and Star Castle at a Chuck E. Cheese in San Mateo, Calif.

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19. Galaxian and Astro Blaster
At the same Chuck E. Cheese, there was also Galaxian and Astro Blaster along with Wizards of Wor and Star Castle.

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20. Kids playing at the arcade
Kids in 1982 play various arcade games, such as Asteroids and Pac-Man.
 
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21. Gaming in Iran

At an Iranian arcade in 1994, a boy plays a Sega racing game.

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22. Pick your favorite
At the Santa Cruz arcade, there were multiple games to play, such as Star Castle, Scramble and Asteroids.

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23. Up close with Dragon's Lair
Here's a classic photo of the Dragon's Lair arcade game in July 1983.

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24. A young man's game? Maybe not.
Arcade games aren't just for young people. Check out these two business-suited men playing Pac-Man in Glendale, Colorado in 1985.

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25. Burton Cummings playing Tempest
The Guess Who's singer, Burton Cummings, plays the Tempest video game at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto in 1982.
 
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