PCMag Digital Network
Seen a hot gadget?  Tell Us   
Subscribe to Gearlog Update
Our FREE email newsletter delivered to your inbox.
Email: 
Format: 
Contact Us  
Sites We Like
Categories:  

ussr.gifEvery wonder how the United States came out on top in the Cold War? Could it be superior intelligence? Diplomacy? Sheer military force? Cold be. Or maybe, just maybe, it was the video games.

Wired has a nice slideshow of newly-repaired Cold War-era video games. According to the story, "[f]rom the late '70s to the early '90s, Soviet military factories produced some 70 different video game models." If the selected photos are any indication, the state of gaming behind the iron curtain was sad indeed.

Fortunately for teens in the area, the end of communism meant liberation, Super Mario style, with Nintendo and PC games making their way across the border. God bless America, indeed (and you, know, Japan, too).



| Stumble | Digg | del.icio.us | Slashdot
* = required
    Remember Me?
  
Please keep your comments on topic. Intelligent, thoughtful comments and questions are appreciated. Comments that contain personal attacks or profanity may be edited or removed. Comments containing personal information such as phone numbers, credit card numbers, or addresses may be edited or removed. Comments with advertisements will be removed.


         
    Ziff Davis Home | Contact Us | Advertise | Link to Us | Reprints | Magazine Subscriptions | Newsletters | RSS Feeds | Tech Shop | Tech Encyclopedia | PC Downloads | Tech Webcasts | Tech Podcasts | Tech Video | Ziff Davis Media International
1UP | AppScout | Cranky Geeks | DigitalLife | DL.TV | ExtremeTech | Filefront | GameVideos | GearLog | GoodCleanTech | My Cheats | PC Magazine | PCMagCasts | Security Watch | Smart Device Central | TechnoRide | What's New Now |
Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Copyright © 1996-2008 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved. DigitalLife is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff Davis Media Inc. is prohibited.