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In 1958, Tennis for Two was built on an analog computer — just to entertain visitors at a research lab.

It wasn’t commercial.
It wasn’t strategic.
It was playful.

And it became history.

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Don't forget about all the awesome #GameHistory books that get released! This week's newsletter covers @[email protected]'s: 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐆: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Would love to add this one to our shelves!! #Pong #Atari #Gaming #Retro #Booksky

"Wabbit" (Atari 2600) featured one of the first female protagonists in console gaming.

Its creator, Van Mai, was miscredited for decades due to a name error.

The historical record was later corrected.

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🐇 To Wabbit μια γυναικεία πρωτιά και η "χαμένη" game designer

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