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*puts on white coat*
For the first time ever, the Grix Report is 100% truth.
I've been researching the history of computer games. I'll get to the point, I know something you probably don't.
You've probably heard of the game Spacewar. If you haven't, let me give you a little bit of information.
It was believed for a long time that 'Pong' was the first ever game created. The movement of two bats to hit a ball across the screen was a simple table tennis simulator, and could be played by two people, or alone against the computer.
But then, we found out some information, and chuffed to bits, we'd all say "Ha? You think Pong is the oldest game? I laugh at your stupidity."
Because then we found out about Spacewar. Spacewar was the predessessor to asteroids, the work of students in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They created the simple space shooting game on a PDP-1 computer, developed between 1961 and 1962.
The PDP-1 computer would cost, in 1960, $120,000 (£42,735), which is probably why it sold no more than 50 units.
But now, that's wrong too. Why? Because I did my research.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but the first actual game made, was "Tennis for Two" in 1958. A predessessor to pong, would you believe, but not having a score, so nobody could ever win, or lose.
It was developed at the Brookhaven Laboratories by William A. Higinbotham and Robert V. Dvorak, and was played on a five inch oscilloscope.
But... it doesn't quite finish there either.
The original idea for a computer/video game came from Ralph Baer, who invented the video game in 1951. When Ralph joined Loral [electronics company, he was told to "Build the best television set in the world!".
But Ralph wanted to make this truly different. He suggested adding some form of interactive game to the tv, to play when you got bored.
The idea was turned down by Lorel, but Ralph then went on to create the first ever games console, the Oddessy, which used seethrough overlays, which you had to put on the tv screen. He even invented the light gun.
So even though the Brookhaven Laboratories created the first game, it was Ralph Baer, through a bundle of ideas which were turned down, managed to truly create gaming.
Now isn't that interesting?
For the first time ever, the Grix Report is 100% truth.
I've been researching the history of computer games. I'll get to the point, I know something you probably don't.
You've probably heard of the game Spacewar. If you haven't, let me give you a little bit of information.
It was believed for a long time that 'Pong' was the first ever game created. The movement of two bats to hit a ball across the screen was a simple table tennis simulator, and could be played by two people, or alone against the computer.
But then, we found out some information, and chuffed to bits, we'd all say "Ha? You think Pong is the oldest game? I laugh at your stupidity."
Because then we found out about Spacewar. Spacewar was the predessessor to asteroids, the work of students in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They created the simple space shooting game on a PDP-1 computer, developed between 1961 and 1962.
The PDP-1 computer would cost, in 1960, $120,000 (£42,735), which is probably why it sold no more than 50 units.
But now, that's wrong too. Why? Because I did my research.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but the first actual game made, was "Tennis for Two" in 1958. A predessessor to pong, would you believe, but not having a score, so nobody could ever win, or lose.
It was developed at the Brookhaven Laboratories by William A. Higinbotham and Robert V. Dvorak, and was played on a five inch oscilloscope.
But... it doesn't quite finish there either.
The original idea for a computer/video game came from Ralph Baer, who invented the video game in 1951. When Ralph joined Loral [electronics company, he was told to "Build the best television set in the world!".
But Ralph wanted to make this truly different. He suggested adding some form of interactive game to the tv, to play when you got bored.
The idea was turned down by Lorel, but Ralph then went on to create the first ever games console, the Oddessy, which used seethrough overlays, which you had to put on the tv screen. He even invented the light gun.
So even though the Brookhaven Laboratories created the first game, it was Ralph Baer, through a bundle of ideas which were turned down, managed to truly create gaming.
Now isn't that interesting?
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Oh, and some bits from the Guiness World Records 2003.
So up yours. :P
So up yours. :P
Heh, I don't copy, so don't accuse me, and I don't buy Edge.
Got my information from www.pong-story.com, and the original information about Tennis for Two from http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/20011204/. Both worth browsing.
Got my information from www.pong-story.com, and the original information about Tennis for Two from http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/20011204/. Both worth browsing.
Very, although it did mention this in the Edge Retro magazine didn't it?
*puts on white coat*
For the first time ever, the Grix Report is 100% truth.
I've been researching the history of computer games. I'll get to the point, I know something you probably don't.
You've probably heard of the game Spacewar. If you haven't, let me give you a little bit of information.
It was believed for a long time that 'Pong' was the first ever game created. The movement of two bats to hit a ball across the screen was a simple table tennis simulator, and could be played by two people, or alone against the computer.
But then, we found out some information, and chuffed to bits, we'd all say "Ha? You think Pong is the oldest game? I laugh at your stupidity."
Because then we found out about Spacewar. Spacewar was the predessessor to asteroids, the work of students in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They created the simple space shooting game on a PDP-1 computer, developed between 1961 and 1962.
The PDP-1 computer would cost, in 1960, $120,000 (£42,735), which is probably why it sold no more than 50 units.
But now, that's wrong too. Why? Because I did my research.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but the first actual game made, was "Tennis for Two" in 1958. A predessessor to pong, would you believe, but not having a score, so nobody could ever win, or lose.
It was developed at the Brookhaven Laboratories by William A. Higinbotham and Robert V. Dvorak, and was played on a five inch oscilloscope.
But... it doesn't quite finish there either.
The original idea for a computer/video game came from Ralph Baer, who invented the video game in 1951. When Ralph joined Loral [electronics company, he was told to "Build the best television set in the world!".
But Ralph wanted to make this truly different. He suggested adding some form of interactive game to the tv, to play when you got bored.
The idea was turned down by Lorel, but Ralph then went on to create the first ever games console, the Oddessy, which used seethrough overlays, which you had to put on the tv screen. He even invented the light gun.
So even though the Brookhaven Laboratories created the first game, it was Ralph Baer, through a bundle of ideas which were turned down, managed to truly create gaming.
Now isn't that interesting?
For the first time ever, the Grix Report is 100% truth.
I've been researching the history of computer games. I'll get to the point, I know something you probably don't.
You've probably heard of the game Spacewar. If you haven't, let me give you a little bit of information.
It was believed for a long time that 'Pong' was the first ever game created. The movement of two bats to hit a ball across the screen was a simple table tennis simulator, and could be played by two people, or alone against the computer.
But then, we found out some information, and chuffed to bits, we'd all say "Ha? You think Pong is the oldest game? I laugh at your stupidity."
Because then we found out about Spacewar. Spacewar was the predessessor to asteroids, the work of students in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They created the simple space shooting game on a PDP-1 computer, developed between 1961 and 1962.
The PDP-1 computer would cost, in 1960, $120,000 (£42,735), which is probably why it sold no more than 50 units.
But now, that's wrong too. Why? Because I did my research.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but the first actual game made, was "Tennis for Two" in 1958. A predessessor to pong, would you believe, but not having a score, so nobody could ever win, or lose.
It was developed at the Brookhaven Laboratories by William A. Higinbotham and Robert V. Dvorak, and was played on a five inch oscilloscope.
But... it doesn't quite finish there either.
The original idea for a computer/video game came from Ralph Baer, who invented the video game in 1951. When Ralph joined Loral [electronics company, he was told to "Build the best television set in the world!".
But Ralph wanted to make this truly different. He suggested adding some form of interactive game to the tv, to play when you got bored.
The idea was turned down by Lorel, but Ralph then went on to create the first ever games console, the Oddessy, which used seethrough overlays, which you had to put on the tv screen. He even invented the light gun.
So even though the Brookhaven Laboratories created the first game, it was Ralph Baer, through a bundle of ideas which were turned down, managed to truly create gaming.
Now isn't that interesting?
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