Pong - The Game that Started it All [1972]
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A brief history of Pong.
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Sources:
Alexander Smith, They Create Worlds, CRC Press, 2019
Howard Warshaw, Once Upon Atari, Scott West Productions, 2022
Jamie Lendino, Attract Mode, Steel Gear Press, 2020
Steven Kent, The Ultimate History of Video Games, Crown, 2001
The Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Golden Age Arcade Historian: http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/
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