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Welcome to The Dot Eaters

www.thedoteaters.com

The companion site to this blog has been online nearly 15 years now, with lots of text, pics and video content added in the meantime. It hopes to chronicle the early years of video game history. Thanks for visiting it.

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      • Big Changes Ahead for The Dot Eaters
      • Amazon Opens Retro Game Store
      • Game On 2.0 Lands at the Ontario Science Centre
      • Just Say Yes, An 80's Drug Message Remixed
      • Monday Meme: Family Portrait
      • Hard Wares: Star Wars/Pac-Man iPad Back Cover
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