The games were SpaceInvaders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Pac-Man, Robotron, Tempest, Centipede, Defender, Joust, and Galaga, which I did become passably proficient at and which, if I see it now, in a pizzeria or an airport, still inspires me to hunt for change.
When we were looking at 16 colors and blobs and things on the screen--Space Invaders--there was no concern about videogame behavior carrying over to the real world.