Whac-A-Mole, the Glossary
Whac-A-Mole is an arcade game.[1]
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- Carnival games
- Products introduced in 1975
- Products introduced in 1977
- Redemption games
Aaron Fechter
Aaron Fechter (born December 22, 1953) is an American mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, voice actor, singer, and musician who owns and operates Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI).
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ABC News (United States)
ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.
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Amusement arcade
An amusement arcade, also known as a video arcade, amusements, arcade, or penny arcade (an older term), is a venue where people play arcade games, including arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables.
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Amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.
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Arcade game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.
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Arcade video game
An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display.
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Ascential
Ascential plc (formerly EMAP) is a British business-to-business media company specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services.
Bandai
is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo.
Bandai Namco Entertainment
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher owned by Bandai Namco Holdings.
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Bandai Namco Holdings
, commonly known as, is a Japanese entertainment holding company founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai.
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Business Insider
Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.
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Carnival game
A carnival game is a game of chance or skill that can be seen at a traveling carnival, charity fund raiser, amusement arcade and amusement park, or on a state and county fair midway. Whac-A-Mole and carnival game are carnival games.
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Cashbox (magazine)
Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Colloquialism
Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.
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Commodore User
Commodore User, (also referred to as CU) later renamed to CU Amiga, is a series of American and British magazines published by Commodore International.
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Computer programming
Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks.
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Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Irene Clift (née Roeloffs; born July 7, 1940) is an American political journalist, television pundit, and author.
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Electro-mechanical game
Electro-mechanical games (EM games) are types of arcade games that operate on a combination of some electronic circuitry and mechanical actions from the player to move items contained within the game's cabinet.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
F-1 (arcade game)
F-1 is a 1976 electro-mechanical arcade racing game developed and published by Nakamura Manufacturing Company (Namco), and distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player uses a steering wheel to control a Formula One racer, which must avoid collision with other vehicles.
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Fake news
Fake news or information disorder is false or misleading information (misinformation, including disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) presented as news.
Fremantle (company)
Fremantle Limited, formerly FremantleMedia, is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London.
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Galaxian
is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco.
Gator Panic
Gator Panic is a redemption arcade game released in 1988 by Namco in Japan and Data East in North America. Whac-A-Mole and Gator Panic are redemption games.
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Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association
The (formerly the, abbreviated JAMMA) is a Japanese trade association headquartered in Tokyo.
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Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill (born 1974) is an American activist, author, and investigative journalist.
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Jim Sciutto
James Ernest Sciutto (born March 10, 1970) is an American news anchor and former government official who has been the chief national security correspondent for CNN since September 2013.
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JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment
, known as just in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan.
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Law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society.
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Mallet
A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.
Malware
Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software)Tahir, R. (2018).
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.
Mattel Television
Mattel Television is the television production division of American toy and entertainment company Mattel, originally founded on March 31, 2016 as the successor to Mattel's earlier entertainment division, Mattel Playground Productions, under the name Mattel Creations.
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MEL Magazine
MEL Magazine was a men's magazine headquartered in Marina del Rey, California.
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Military
A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.
Mobile game
A mobile game is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone.
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Mole (animal)
Moles are small mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle.
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Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain (born December 20, 1974, in Punjab) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer.
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Namco
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo.
Nick Turse
Nick Turse (born 1975) is an American investigative journalist, historian, and author.
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Online game
An online game is a video game that is either partially or primarily played through the Internet or any other computer network available.
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Pac-Man
originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and released by Namco for arcades.
Parking enforcement officer
A parking enforcement officer (PEO),, classification number 375.587-010 traffic warden (British English), parking inspector/parking officer (Australia and New Zealand), or civil enforcement officer is a member of a traffic control agency, local government, or police force who issues tickets for parking violations.
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Pinball
Pinball (originally called pintable in the UK) games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest.
Pop-up Pirate
Pop-up Pirate is a popular luck-based game for children manufactured by Tomy.
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Racing game
Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition.
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Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of cryptovirological malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a "ransom" is paid.
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Simon (game)
Simon is an electronic game of short-term memory skill invented by Ralph H. Baer and Howard J. Morrison, working for toy design firm Marvin Glass and Associates, with software programming by Lenny Cope.
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Sisyphus
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth).
Southwold Pier
Southwold Pier is a pier in the coastal town of Southwold in the English county of Suffolk.
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Splat the rat
Splat the rat, also known as bat the rat, is a simple variant on a bat and ball game that can be played at parties or fêtes. Whac-A-Mole and Splat the rat are carnival games.
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Stuffed toy
A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material.
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Sweet Licks
Sweet Licks, known as Okashi Daisakusen in Japan and Choco-Kid in Europe, is a 1981 coin-operated redemption mole-buster arcade game developed and published by Namco. Whac-A-Mole and Sweet Licks are redemption games.
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Tataki
Two methods of preparing fish or meat in Japanese cuisine are called or.
TFT LCD
A thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) is a type of liquid-crystal display that uses thin-film-transistor technology to improve image qualities such as addressability and contrast.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an American left-wing nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts online.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Tim Hunkin
Timothy Mark Trelawney Hunkin (born 27 December 1950 in London) is an English engineer, cartoonist, writer, and artist living in Suffolk, England.
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TOGO
was a Japanese amusement ride company that built roller coasters, giant wheels, carousels, flumes, dark rides, sky cycles and other amusement rides.
Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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William Safire
William Lewis Safire (Safir; December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009Safire, William (1986). Take My Word for It: More on Language. Times Books.. p. 185.) was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter.
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1976 in video games
1976 had new titles such as Road Race, Night Driver, Heavyweight Champ, Sea Wolf and Breakout.
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1977 in video games
1977 had sequels such as Super Speed Race and Datsun 280 ZZZAP as well as several new titles such as Space Wars.
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See also
Carnival games
- African dodger
- Bowling for a pig
- Carnival game
- Dunk tank
- High striker
- Kissing booth
- McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol
- Midway (fair)
- Razzle (game)
- Ring toss
- Shoot the Freak
- Shooting Star Tommy Gun
- Sideshow alley
- Skee-Ball
- Splat the rat
- Whac-A-Mole
Products introduced in 1975
- Bambeanos
- Baygon
- Betamax
- Big Red (gum)
- Black Watch (wristwatch)
- Brown Cow (yogurt)
- Bubble Yum
- Burger King fish sandwiches
- Catalytic converter
- Caterpillar 3208
- Country Time
- Datu Puti
- Famous Amos
- Freedent
- Freshen Up
- Georgia (coffee)
- Glow & Lovely
- Kem (drink)
- Lego Racers
- Lego minifigure
- Lilt
- Mengenlehreuhr
- Miller Lite
- Minolta XE-5
- Nature Valley
- Oberheim TVS-1A
- PC-50x Family
- Pet Rock
- Pop Rocks
- Rely (tampon)
- Terrible Towel
- Trolli
- Warheads (candy)
- Whac-A-Mole
Products introduced in 1977
- Atari Video Music
- Bally Astrocade
- Billy Beer
- Blip (console)
- Brisbane Bitter
- Bubblicious
- Campa Cola
- Chia Pet
- Choice (credit card)
- Coleco Telstar Arcade
- Cookie Crisp
- Cracklin' Oat Bran
- Double Seven (soft drink)
- Farmers Union Iced Coffee
- Gay Bob
- Isostar
- Juicy Juice
- Konica C35 AF
- Lego Technic
- Limca
- Mevius
- Monster Munch
- Opium (perfume)
- Post-it note
- Print Gocco
- Punica (drink)
- RCA Studio II
- Roland MC-8 Microcomposer
- Rubik's Cube
- SangSom
- Silk (brand)
- SlimFast
- Star Wars trading card
- Synclavier
- Thums Up
- Tjolk
- Underoos
- Video Pinball series
- Whac-A-Mole
- Xerox 9700
Redemption games
- Gator Panic
- Golly! Ghost!
- Pachinko
- Redemption game
- Skee-Ball
- Sweet Licks
- The Wizard of Oz (arcade game)
- Whac-A-Mole
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whac-A-Mole
Also known as WHAC A MOLE, Wac-A-Mole, Wack a mole, Wack-A-Mole, Wak a mole, Wak-A-Mole, Whacamole, Whack A Mole, Whack-A-Mole, Whackamole, Whak a Mole, Whak-a-Mole.
, Sisyphus, Southwold Pier, Splat the rat, Stuffed toy, Sweet Licks, Tataki, TFT LCD, The Intercept, The New York Times, Tim Hunkin, TOGO, Trailer (vehicle), United Kingdom, William Safire, 1976 in video games, 1977 in video games.