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Classic Arcade Games by Loose Description

Descriptions are given for some more popular arcade games. Can you guess them all?
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Last updated: May 5, 2021
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Yellow circle runs from ghosts and tries to get a good meal.
PAC-MAN
Shooter attacks segments of alien bugs until they are destroyed.
Centipede
Olympic athlete competes in various competitive events.
Track & Field
Athletic plumber climbs building to rescue damsel in distress.
Donkey Kong
A spaceship fights off waves of alien attackers descending from above.
Space Invaders
Miner burrows through the ground while crushing and inflating enemies.
Dig Dug
Lone amphibian faces the dangers of the city as it attempts to advance.
Frogger
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Spaceship navigates fields of debris and fights enemy spaceships.
Asteroids
Young ape climbs vines and platforms to rescue father from plumber.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Survivor fights off waves of revolting robots while trying to rescue others.
Robotron: 2084
Formula one racer must qualify for event then race against opponents.
Pole Position
Spaceship protects astronauts from aliens abducting them from above.
Defender
Ball traverses pyramid, changing colors and speaking expletives.
Q*bert
Local anti-missile battery commander must defend cities from destruction.
Missile Command
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Aug 4, 2021
I knew I was going to smack my forehead when the miner title finally popped up. Couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called. (I kept thinking "Pickaxe Pete." Because I was one of those oddball kids who had a Magnavox Odyssey 3 console. But I knew that wasn't right.) Nice quiz.