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ranger_lennier
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Re: Pong @ 40
03/13/12 05:32 AM
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> I'm cutting my teeth on my first network computer game via XNA of Pong. Nice to know
> its 40 years old, but I'm sure it was around earlier than that. Was,'t it a PDP game
> originally?

The first release of that style of game I know of is the Magnavox Oddysey in 1972.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey

Incidentally, happy 90th birthday to its creator, Ralph Baer.

http://games.ign.com/articles/122/1220015p1.html






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* Pong @ 40 Andrew 03/06/12 07:04 PM
. * Re: Pong @ 40 gregf  03/09/12 09:00 AM
. * Re: Pong @ 40 Anonymous  03/12/12 03:34 AM
. * Re: Pong @ 40 ranger_lennier  03/13/12 05:32 AM
. * Re: Pong @ 40 Andrew  03/13/12 07:07 PM

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