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  2. Taipan! - Wikipedia

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    Taipan! is a 1979 turn-based strategy computer game written for the TRS-80 and ported to the Apple II in 1982. [1] It was created by Art Canfil and the company Mega Micro Computers, and published by Avalanche Productions. [1] [3] The game Taipan! was inspired by the novel Tai-Pan by James Clavell. The player is in the role of a trader in the ...

  3. Widescreen display modes - Wikipedia

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    Full mode horizontally stretches the 4:3 video evenly across the entire width of the screen. This is the proper mode to display anamorphic video. If used for standard aspect ratio video, everything on the screen will appear wider than normal. Contrast this with anamorphic video displayed without processing on a 4:3 display, in which people on ...

  4. Boss key - Wikipedia

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    Infocom's adult-themed Leather Goddesses of Phobos (only the IBM PC version) had a boss key which would hide the game and show a screen designed to look like a Cornerstone database view. Upon closer inspection, however, the screen was not exactly boss safe, being populated with order info on rather ridiculous adult items, including an ...

  5. Full-motion video - Wikipedia

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    Full-motion video (FMV) is a video game narration technique that relies upon pre-recorded video files (rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models) to display action in the game. While many games feature FMVs as a way to present information during cutscenes , games that are primarily presented through FMVs are referred to as full-motion video ...

  6. Super Pac-Man - Wikipedia

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    Super Pac-Man [a] is a 1982 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It is an official sequel to the original Pac-Man ; Midway had previously commissioned General Computer Corporation to develop an unofficial sequel Ms. Pac-Man , which Namco had little involvement with beyond licensing.

  7. Pac-Man - Wikipedia

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    Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man [a] in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades.In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America.

  8. Dodgers play an entire game without striking out once for the ...

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    The Dodgers played an entire game without striking out once in their 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, which is the first time the franchise played a full game without a punchout since 2006.

  9. Pac-Man Fever (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Pac-Man Fever is a party game developed by Mass Media and published by Namco Hometek, released for GameCube and PlayStation 2 on September 3, 2002, exclusively released in North America. Players move about on a virtual game board, with the object of the game being to reach the end first.