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80's in Video Gaming - Beginnings Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/6/2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.  Those aren't the '80s you're looking for!

Solve the (simple) puzzle below to find the location of the cache.

As a child of the '80s, I grew up alongside an industry that would always be - and still remains - one of my favorite pastimes:  electronic video games.  Whether played in an arcade, a computer, or a home console, many of my best memories either include or revolve around video game franchises that got their start in the '80s.  Now, as I work on combining that long-running enjoyment of video games with my more recently found enjoyment of caching, I thought I'd lead off with a simple puzzle celebrating those memories.

Assume N 40 and W 74.  For the rest, all you need is the last digit of the year in which each of these video game franchises was first officially published, released, or sold. 

NORTH:  

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WEST:  

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Obvious parking is available very close to the final coordinates.  Cache is a micro-sized container holding log and pencil.  1st to find gets a #1 prize befitting of a 1/1 cache.

Congrats to DKBrownies for the FTF!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: frr eryngrq jro cntr Pnpur: naxyr uvtu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)