July 13, 2004
Rare East German Video Arcade Machine.
East Germany did know how to have a little fun now and then as evidenced by the recently recovered homegrown Poly Play videogame!
"The story goes that this was the only arcade approved machine to be produced in East Germany and they used to go into places like municipal swimming pool and leisure centres. "When the Berlin Wall came down, for some strange reason they recalled the machines to the factory and had them dismantled. A few were salvaged. There were probably about 1000-1500 made."
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Bad Monkey! No! I forgot to include that I found this via Slashdot Games.
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Mmmhh... I've played that game via MacMAME. Considering the entertainment they had back there on those days, it must have been a hit. What I'm waiting for is someone to come up with a dump of the Polybius ROM... :)
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That's pretty cool that they still let people play it when they visit the museum. Good stuff.