Frugal Freebies: September 12th Special Days - Featuring Video Game Freebies!

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Image: Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More | Paperback: 368 pages | by Dustin Hansen (Author). Publisher: Square Fish; Reprint Edition (February 19, 2019)

September 12th is... National Video Games Day, National Police Woman Day, Mindfulness Day, Alligator Awareness Day, United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation/International Day for South-South Cooperation, Family Contact Day (Russia), National Chocolate Milkshake Day, National Day of Encouragement, Josie and the Pussycats Debuted (1970), National Report Medicare Fraud Day, Defenders Day (Maryland), Steve Biko Day (South Africa), St. Alibe's Day, St. Guy's Day

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⬅️ September 11th is... National Emergency Responders Day |

| September 13th is... Positive Thinking Day, Scooby-Doo cartoon debuted ➡️

The Ultimate History
of Video Games

Video Games Day
-- The first game ever created is often thought to be Bertie the Brain, an artificial intelligence designed to play Tic-Tac-Toe. Considering Bertie was a 4-meter high machine built on vacuum tube technology, you can imagine it didn't get out much; in fact, it was disassembled after the Canadian National Exhibition it was revealed at, and never rebuilt. A year later, a computer called Nimrod, Nimrod was built and displayed at the Festival of Britain in 1951, and designed to play a game called Nim.

Read: The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokémon and beyond, by Steven L. Kent
-- From the arcade to television and from the PC to the handheld device, video games have entranced kids at heart for nearly 30 years. This engrossing book tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, you'll read firsthand accounts of how yesterday's games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture defining a generation, and how today's empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multi-billion-dollar industry and a new generation of games.

Image: Arcade Classics | Frogger Retro Handheld Arcade Game

Frogger Retro Arcade Game

Frogger Retro Handheld Arcade Game
It's a blast from the past with this retro-styled Frogger mini arcade game! It looks, sounds, and plays just like you remember. Navigate Frogger across the highway and the rushing river to the safety of home. Watch out for traffic, and don't fall in the water! Authentic '80s graphics, sounds, and gameplay. AUTHENTIC Joystick control, graphics, and sounds make the gameplay as exciting as the original! Perfect for fans or collectors looking to share this classic with the new generation!

Image: Arcade Classics | Pac-Man Retro Mini Arcade Game

Pac-Man Retro Arcade Game

Pac-Man Retro Mini Arcade Game
-- Kids and kids at heart will love this miniature version of Pac-Man, the most popular arcade game of all time! Use the joystick to navigate Pac-Man around the maze, eating dots and avoiding the ghosts! Gulp down a power pellet and then eat ghosts for extra points! Eat all the dots to complete the level. Perfect for fans or collectors looking to share this classic with the new generation!

Image: Arcade Classics | Asteroids Retro Handheld Arcade Game

Asteroids Retro Arcade Game

Asteroids Retro Handheld Arcade Game
-- It's a blast from the past with this retro-styled Asteroids mini arcade game! It looks, sounds, and plays just like you remember. Maneuver your spaceship to avoid and shoot down asteroids before they slam into you! The joystick and fire buttons work just like the original. Authentic '80s graphics, sound, and gameplay. Joystick control and authentic graphics and sounds make the gameplay as exciting as the original.

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