Film · 1983

WarGames

IMDb

A teenage hacker dials into a military supercomputer and nearly starts a nuclear war. The film introduces him as an arcade regular before the computer plot begins.

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Early in the film, David Lightman plays Galaga in an arcade.

Game
Galaga
Hardware
Arcade cabinet
Unverified

To prepare, the studio had Galaga and Galaxian machines delivered to Matthew Broderick's home so he could practice.

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