National Video Games Day: Retro games and machines that started it all
It started with "Pong," but there were many steps to get to today's video games.
It started with "Pong," but there were many steps to get to today's video games.
It started with "Pong," but there were many steps to get to today's video games.
September 12 is National Video Games Day, and it is a day worth celebrating. Video games have come a long way since the groundbreaking 1972 event that was 바카라 게임 웹사이트Pong.바카라 게임 웹사이트
They really hit their stride in the late 바카라 게임 웹사이트70s and early 바카라 게임 웹사이트80s. The arcade was king. Billions of dollars worth of quarters were dumped into the slots as people vied for the high score on their favorite machine.
Though their popularity eventually dwindled and the arcades faded almost to nonexistence, there is something truly nostalgic about these gaming machines.
Here are three videos from our archives that look back at this 바카라 게임 웹사이트golden age바카라 게임 웹사이트 of gaming.
Ever wonder how arcade games worked? Here바카라 게임 웹사이트s how
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LaserDisc took arcade games to the next level
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Did you know there were virtual reality games in the 바카라 게임 웹사이트80s?
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If you're interested in knowing what some of the most popular games of all-time, check out this article that lists them out.
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