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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It
IEEE Spectrum (I think) ^
| October 30, 2022
| Allison Marsh
Posted on 10/30/2022 2:41:55 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76
My parents were early adopters of technology and so I was playing pong as soon as it came out for the home. I had played it earlier in our local bowling alley which had the only arcade pong version in our town. I remember EXACTLY where it was in the bowling alley.
To: SamAdams76
Pong was video air hockey. I preferred air hockey.
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posted on
10/30/2022 6:49:15 PM PDT
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
To: GaltAdonis
I had Flight Sim and Train Sim, great games....I flew between the World Trade Center towers. Video games were fun...
To: dfwgator
What about the game Leisure Suit Larry?I think it was the first Adult game...
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
10/30/2022 9:53:26 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
(Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
To: SamAdams76
We spent a fortune on D batteries back then.
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posted on
10/30/2022 9:58:01 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
To: GaltAdonis
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posted on
10/30/2022 10:01:03 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
To: Fledermaus
Tempest was so cool back in the day. I remember a house down the street got Pong for the TV, probably Christmas ‘75. Dec. 26, every kid in the neighborhood was jammed into that living room, myself included.
To: SamAdams76
Guess I’m slow. Just clicked Computers/Internet topic - interesting links to explore. Now I have to remember that.
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posted on
10/31/2022 1:17:08 AM PDT
by
NetAddicted
(Just looking)
To: Fledermaus
"I got hooked on Tempest.""Yestercades" is an arcade that specializes in old 'antique'
video games. You pay by the hour to play them there -
I don't think that you can buy them. But if you have old
equipment - old arcade consoles specifically - they may
be interested in BUYING them from you.
They even repair / refurbish machines for their own use in the arcade(s).
Case in point is the Tempest machine that they have at the
Westfield (New Jersey) location (they have two locations
- the other is Somerville) was not working one time I
was there but subsequently was repaired & working.
So CALL first before you go if your heart is set on Tempest.
But they have a LOT of games. Even home equipment - like
an old Colecovision system.
Anyway - I just thought I'd give these guys a plug.
If you're in the neighborhood, ya know...
LINKS:
Yestercades Homepage
Yestercades Reviews
To: SamAdams76
Pong on home TV was a GREAT game growing up I the 70’s!
The competition was wonderful.
Then came Breakout Then Gun fighter.
Some good times...
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posted on
11/01/2022 9:55:18 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: SamAdams76
My husband and I were broke. We would come into town occasionally and shop at Zayres and they had pong. We loved it. Wish we had bought it.
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posted on
11/01/2022 9:58:05 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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