Internet Archive has decided to give gamers a walk down the memory lane by offering hundreds of vintage games from the '70s and '80s free of cost.

Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library that offers free digital copies of vintage books, movies, music and games, is bringing back some old memories of after-school video games from 1970s and 1980s.

Titles that ruled gamers' worlds and played on popular gaming consoles like Atari 7800 and the Magnavox Odyssey have been uploaded on the internet. Diehard fans of epic game titles like Pacman, Space Invaders and Froggers can now relive the old moments and play these games for free via internet browsers.

The fact remains that these vintage games cannot take on the big players currently ruling the gaming arena, but these games are also irreplaceable. The gaming trend has expanded vastly over the decades and advanced gaming consoles have taken a prominent place in the market. Popular consoles like Sony's PlayStation series or Microsoft's Xbox consoles have modified the structure of games, offering the best real-life gaming experience.

Despite the craze for these high-tech gaming consoles, some still crave for the legendary vintage games like Pacman and Space Invaders among others. These games were lost somewhere in the gaming evolution but the latest effort by Internet Archive brings back hundreds of classic games through its Console Living Room.

"Like the Historical Software collection, the Console Living Room is in beta - the ability to interact with software in near-instantaneous real-time comes with the occasional bumps and bruises," Internet Archiver, Jason Scott wrote in a blog post Thursday. "An army of volunteer elves are updating information about each of the hundreds of game cartridges now available, and will be improving them across the next few days. Sound is still not enabled, but is coming soon. Faster, more modern machines and up-to-date browsers work best with the JSMESS emulator."

According to the organization, currently there are hundreds of game titles released on the internet and the company is determined to launch more in the coming days.