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It's good to see BallBlazer mentioned, but the article/video feels like it's incomplete without mentioning Dimension X (which also alternates between tank realtime combat and tunnel travel dodging walls) and Atari’s Battlezone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_X_(video_game)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1980_video_game)

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Also, Stellar 7 [1] and Empire Strikes Back [2]. Surprised these weren't mentioned at all.

[1] https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Stellar_7

[2] https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back

TOTALLY forgot about Stellar 7 until you mentioned it! Thanks for bringing that memory back!

There's an arcade near me that has a functioning Battlezone cabinet. The use of a periscope in combination with the 3D graphics is so genius.

Post-covid, it's hard for me to imagine replaying today how, as a kid, I used to press my face into that periscope viewfinder. I remember it sometimes still smelled of cigarette smoke from the previous adult player before I popped in a quarter. Was that salt on my lips?

Awesome 3D game, amazing cabinet design. Holy smoke super gross, too.

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