6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Watergate Caper
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tags:
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- mind games
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years:
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- '1973'
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params:
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specs:
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- label: year of release
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value: '1973'
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- label: companies
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value: Nutting Associates
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- label: type
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value: game
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- label: media
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value: arcade cabinet
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- label: systems
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value: Arcade
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- label: number of players
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value: 1 player
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screenshots:
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- title: arcade cabinet (artist impression)
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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machines:
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- /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
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company: /companies/misc
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oc_id: 581
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20210928201547/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=581
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date: '2021-09-28'
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"Player feverishly twists the dial and punches the code key to reveal a mysterious combination before time runs out and he is caught by double agents.
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Spine chilling sound effects create suspense and intrigue. Eerie black light adds to the mystery.
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Watergate Caper stimulates the larceny in all of us to see if we can break in and not get caught.
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Players try again and again to see if they can get away with it."
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This simple code breaker game was actually based on the Watergate scandal that cost Richard Nixon the 1972 Presedential Election...
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