Obviously a huge influence to video games as we know them, coming shortly after Spacewar. You can see it here: one of the first examples of a coin-operated arcade game programmed on a board, possibly the first video game with collisions and velocity, too. Its history is a fascinating feat, one that sees Bushnell having a single computer scientist (Allan Alcorn) craft something of this caliber.

But in the end, it's still just table tennis.

Reviewed on Jan 03, 2024


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