Hi Charles, Actually, Pong pre-dates the era of personal computers. The first electronic Pong game was for the Atari 2600, and it consisted of a drab gray screen, two black rackets, and a black ball you and your buddy batted bak and forth. It definitely wasn't much to look at, but I guess it had some real success when it first came out. Now, days there is a version of Pong for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. I personally have never been a fan of the game myself, but there are still plenty of people out there who like it. As for pinball games I still like those. Especially, the tables where you can break things like bottles, windows, and other things. I had this sighted pinball game where you played on a table that looked like a kitchen, and if the ball hit the ketchup bottles they would make a nice smash sound as they shattered. Another one, I think the Alien Invasion table, your ball looked like a laser beam and when it hit a UFO on the table the UFO would make an explosion sound. Really cool stuff that.
Charles Rivard wrote: > Not sure if it is the same thought, but people played Pong on their > computers when it was first introduced, and it wasn't much of a game. How > about pinball tables? They're fun, though. Unbeatable games are fun, as > long as they are unbeatable in the sense that there is no end to them, > rather than the fact that the game always wins a contest against you. A > beginning chess player would soon get tired of playing against a grand > master, but could, if he or she made the right moves, beat that grand > master. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
