Magazine ads for 1980s video games

Magazine ads for 1980s video games
Beam Software and Melbourne House developed and published many of Australia’s most iconic early video games.
Pulled from the pages of international computer game magazines, such as the UK publication ZZAP!64, these advertisements show the reach and popularity of Australian games like The Hobbit (1982) and The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985).
Beam Software and Melbourne House developed and published many of Australia’s most iconic early video games.
Pulled from the pages of international computer game magazines, such as the UK publication ZZAP!64, these advertisements show the reach and popularity of Australian games like The Hobbit (1982) and The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985).
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