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The Dawn of Video Games: 1976
Submitted by tterrace on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 2:06pm.
My nephew David and Pong, December 25, 1976. Man, lookit them graphics! From my underexposed Kodachrome slide.
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I'm a "today's kid" and I have to say...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 01/25/2009 - 7:02am.
...Pong can be pretty enthralling.
It's all relative
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 10:53am.
I wonder what today's kids would think of Pong?
The same thing our children's children will think of Wii.
~mrs.djs
The computer geek across the street
Submitted by 60's kinda gal on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 9:25pm.
had pong and I babysat for his two girls when he and his wife went square dancing. I remember thinking how appropriate for them to 'square' dance... Anyway, I do remember spending hours messing with the game and finally getting it. It was mesmerizing. I also remember that their house was messy, they had modems everywhere and tons of Chex Mix....
Low-Tech Cool
Submitted by 1stgear on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:21am.
Look how happy David is. I wonder what today's kids would think of Pong? That picture takes me back. We had a TV stand just like that one. I remember when we stopped using it, it was hung on the peg board in the garage. I knocked it down getting my bike out one day and it fell on the hood of my mom's car. Suprisingly, I didn't get into too much trouble over it.
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