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A Very Weird and Blocky Future

January 10, 2008 by Tony 2 Comments

How many video games does it take to make a man? TODD LEVIN begins an epic new series to trace his life in gaming systems. Part one: paddles to jump-start your heart, and the end-all, be-all red fire button.

Most definitely worth the read, if nothing more for a reminder why Pac Man on the Atari 2600 sucked so hard. I am looking forward to this series.

Link. (via Kottke)

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  1. Bobster says

    January 11, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Funny stuff. I have some similar experiences with early video game systems.

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    October 6, 2009 at 12:16 am

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