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  • Image: Mar-Ina Uhrig

    Lieven van Velthoven at Ignite Amsterdam 5

    Lieven presented Smoke Pong. Ignite Amsterdam 5, Games II, took place on January 27, 2011 at Mediamatic Bank.

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  • Ignite Amsterdam 5

    Photo gallery

    Fifteen short and clever talks. Speakers get five minutes to present their idea. They make use of twenty slides that auto-advance every fifteen seconds. The Arcade exhibition is rapidly expanding, so...

  • Ignite Amsterdam 4: Games

    Pictures

    Pictures of Ignite Amsterdam 4. December 22, 2010. Mediamatic Bank, Vijzelstraat 68.

  • Zanussi Ping-o Tronic, 1975

    Game: Pong

    The original Pong (Atari) consisted of a black and white television set and the coin system from a coin operated washer. The coins were collected in a milk carton that had been cut open. It was an...

  • Smoke Pong, 2009

    Game: smokers only!

    After a year of being bullied by the EU smoking ban, Lieven van Velthoven wanted to boost the smoking crowd's moral, and help smokers feel a little bit better about themselves. He developed a version...

  • Superlectron TV Challenger Series 3000, 1977

    Game: Pong

    The original Pong (Atari) consisted of a black and white television set and the coin system from a coin operated washer. The coins were collected in a milk carton that had been cut open. It was an...

  • Gumversation pieces

    Something to sink my teeth in.

    My remembrance after I bought Chewing Gum Rolls. This chewing gum type immediately sparked my creative juices and linked the shape with those old letter tapes. This kickstarted the idea of providing...

  • Atari 2600 jr, 1983

    Game: E.T.

    The Atari 2600jr was the last version of the Video Computer System to be sold. It was introduced by Atari Corp in 1986. However the Atari 2600jr was originally designed in 1983. The Atari 2600jr was...

  • These are my favorite Ignite Amsterdam pictures

    Taken at Mediamatic Bank

    Feel free to use these pictures for friendly purposes, but do mention the photographer and please link back to mediamatic.net/ignite . And send us an e-mail if you have any questions.

  • Ignite Amsterdam

    Past and future events

    Ignite is run by locals, for locals. The events are held around the world. Ignite is fast-paced and merciless, but most of all they're fun, thought-provoking nights, full of fresh ideas and clever...

  • Sega Saturn, 1994

    Game: Panzer Dragoon

    Sega Saturn is a 32-bit video game console. It was first released in Japan. The Saturn was released six months prior to the expected release date, in order to compete with the Playstation. However

  • Amiga CD32, 1993

    Game: Lemmings

    The Amiga CD32 was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console. It was released by Commodore. Despite being a very powerful machine, way ahead of its time, the CD32 was never a big success. Some...

  • Philips CD-i, 1991

    Game: Escape from CyberCity

    The Philips Cd-i is an interactive multimedia CD player. Apart from games you could play audio CD's, picture CD's and, in combination with a video cartridge, video CD's (VCD). The CD-i featuring in...

  • Marijn Kroes @ Ignite Amsterdam 27

    During Ignite Amsterdam at Mediamatic artists, designers and other makers get 5 minutes to present their passions. The next Ignite Amsterdam will be held on May 29. Get your tickets online.

  • Room Racers, 2010

    Game: interactive virtual racing

    Create your own racing track by placing real, 3D, tangible stuff on the exhibition floor. Race with up to four virtual cars around whatever you can find in the exhibition space. This game was...

  • 1 Jan 1992

    Mortal Kombat, Midway, 1992

    So real it hurts!

    The flyer for Mortal Kombat sported the daunting but promising text “So real it hurts!” The digital graphics combined with the rampant, bloody scenes turned Mortal Kombat into one of the most popular...

  • Goede Doelen Pong

    DOEN Clinic met Patrick Duyker

    Een arcade versie van het klassieke computerspel Pong - punten scoren met twee streepjes en een blokje - waarbij het grootste deel van het speelgeld naar goede doelen gaat. Met dit idee won Patrick...

  • Hyper Sports, Konami, 1984

    Olympic athlete of stature

    Pushing buttons or rolling the trackball as quick as possible, in Hyper Sports (the follow-up of the slightly more popular Track & Field) the player slips into a high class olympic athlete. On this...

  • Philips Videopac G7000, 1978

    Game: Flipper

    The Videopac G7000 was one of Atari 2600's biggest rivals. It was the only video game console to have a built-in keyboard. Its successor, the G7200, would feature a built-in black and white screen.

  • Commodore 64, 1982

    Game: Jupiter Lander

    With a 30% to 40% market share, the C64 is one of the most successful games of its time. It's not surprising that, at 17 million sold units, it still tops the list of best selling PC's ever.

  • Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS

    Tilt: the Battle to Save Pinball

    Documentary screening

    During the Arcade exhibition we are screening several movies and documentaries about games. We kick off with the documentary Tilt: the Battle to Save Pinball. It tells the story behind one of...

  • SNK Neo Geo, 1990

    Game: Baseball Stars Professional

    The Neo Geo was a video arcade machine and 16-bit video game console released by the Japanese company SNK. When it first hit the American market it was priced at a staggering $649.99. Proud owners...

  • Sega Master System, 1986

    Game: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

    The Sega Master System (SMS) is an 8-bit video game console released by Sega. Worldwide thirteen million copies of this machine have been sold. It's based on the SG-1000 Mark III (1985). The SMS...

  • Playstation 3 (3D), 2006

    Game: Motorstorm Drift 3D

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. Thanks to a nice firmware...

  • Atari Jaguar, 1993

    Game: DOOM

    The Jaguar is a 64-bit video game console, released in 1993 by Atari. Although it wasn't a big success (only 80 games were released for this little machine), it's important in that it was Atari's...

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