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Video Games of 1976

Let's celebrate the best video games of 1976, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1976 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher

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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
Indy 4
Platform: Arcade
Genre: driving
Bigfoot Bonkers
Platform: Arcade
Genre: Snake
Publisher: Meadows Games
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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