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ICHEG's corporate collections chronicle the impact of manufacturers on video games and society

Play through the history of video games at ICHEG’s eGameRevolution, shown here in part

Conservators restore classic arcade video games to their original conditions inside the ICHEG lab

The arcade video game collection contains more than 120 classic machines

ICHEG holds more than 200 unique handheld games and systems, including the first—Mattel Electronic’s Auto Race

The ICHEG collections are among the largest and most comprehensive of their kind in the world

Scholars and researchers have access to more than 17,000 individual video game titles

ICHEG's collections represent the global scope of the electronic games industry

Notebooks from Will Wright document the creation of SimCity 2000, SimCopter, The Sims, and Spore

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CHEGheads Blog

Jan 13, 2012

Star Wars: The Old Republic: A Force-Filled Video Game

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Dec 21, 2011

Entering the Dragon’s Lair (into ICHEG’s Collections)

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