To: Monty22002
To: Monty22002
1972 release. Man, that really is ANCIENT history.
To: Monty22002
He invented ‘pong’? My first.
4 posted on
12/07/2014 1:14:52 PM PST by
Libloather
(Embrace the suck)
To: Monty22002
To: Monty22002
The father of gaming would be whoever invented the idea of changeable cartridges, so that one system could play multiple games. I believe the Atari 2600 was the first home console to do that, or at least the system that popularized it.
To: Monty22002
11 posted on
12/07/2014 1:28:39 PM PST by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Monty22002
Odyssey had nothing on my Fairchild Channel F video game system....
Still have in my attic somewhere.
13 posted on
12/07/2014 1:29:07 PM PST by
mowowie
(`)
To: Monty22002
RIP Mr Baer
14 posted on
12/07/2014 1:30:07 PM PST by
capydick
(''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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24 posted on
12/07/2014 2:05:44 PM PST by
mylife
To: Monty22002
wasn’t the first game actually showed off at a Worlds Fair in 1958 or something
25 posted on
12/07/2014 2:15:00 PM PST by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Monty22002
I have one.
RIP Mr. Baer.
44 posted on
12/07/2014 4:21:04 PM PST by
eyedigress
(e(!zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
To: Monty22002
I bught a COLECOVISION game system for my boys for Christmas...it has the same games I played.
RIP Mr. Baer
48 posted on
12/07/2014 5:47:44 PM PST by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: Monty22002
Unsung hero to kids everywhere. RIP.
59 posted on
12/07/2014 8:15:36 PM PST by
Impy
(They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
To: Monty22002
I actually owned one of those systems—it was pretty cool.
63 posted on
12/08/2014 6:23:23 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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