kdacarDec 2, 2022
Benj Edwards

Today’s Google Doodle honors Jerry Lawson, the black video game pioneer that worked on the Fairchild Channel F (1976)

He would have been 82 today (1940-2011). The Doodle lets you play a neat Mario Maker-style game

I interviewed Lawson in 2009: https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545/vcg-interview-jerry-lawson-black-video-game-pioneer

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Dec 1, 2022 at 9:18pmWeb
Show threadEric NelsonDec 2, 2022
@benjedwards Saw this first thing this morning and it brought a smile to my face. 👍​
Show threadpee is stored in the ballsDec 2, 2022
@benjedwards It's truly brilliant and a lovely tribute to Jerry.
Show threadSoh Kam YungDec 2, 2022

@benjedwards This is the permanent link to that Doodle, so you can keep playing it.

https://www.google.com/doodles/gerald-jerry-lawsons-82nd-birthday

Gerald "Jerry" Lawson's 82nd Birthday

Build your own game by clicking today's #GoogleDoodle celebrating the pioneer of the video game cartridge: Gerald "Jerry" Lawson!

Show threadThe C64 Take-awayDec 2, 2022

@benjedwards The Fairchild Channel F was the second video game console of my childhood[*]. The one we had was rebranded as a “Luxor Video Entertainment System”.

[*] My first console being a Gamatic 7600 (which I still own)