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#History -- 50 years ago today, Atari released Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
And hey, it was my first too! I have fond memories playing it as a child. Playing Pong jumpstarted my interest in computers; I got my first C16 shortly after, then a Plus/4, then another, and a C64 after that (my precioussssss). Then PCs 😁
@Teej_Muk Marvellous present! Bet you spent countless hours with it!
@Paradise7D Yes, we did! We even had the Journey game and the Kool-aid Man game. You had to send in proofs of purchase to get the latter one! We may still have our Atari and games around somewhere...
@Paradise7D For Christmas 1982, my brother and I had to pool ALL of our Christmas budget allowance to get one gift: the Atari 2600. One of the best Christmas presents ever!