A strange little side quest
Dumb Ways JR: Zany's Hospital may feel immediate, but the ideas around video-game history have been evolving for a very long time. Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. The timeline takes another interesting turn: Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.
