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Before the brilliant invention of a simple directional pad, early gamers were forced to aggressively twist plastic knobs. The paddles for games like Pong…
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Early home computer systems in the 1980s actively utilized standard analog audio cassette tapes to store and load video games, turning the simple act of…
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Instead of a neon-lit amusement center, the birth of arcade gaming took place in a drab university common room. In 1971, the creators of 'Computer Space'…
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Video game cartridges in the 1980s did not actually benefit from being violently blown into when they failed to load, despite millions of kids treating human…
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In order to keep an absolutely massive player base from letting their virtual pets starve to death, the creators of this site added a deeply bizarre safety…
Discover moreWhen developers realized that memorizing capital cities was profoundly agonizing for students, they hid an entire educational curriculum inside a…
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