A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Andre's Virtual Band 2000 is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. It also connects to a different milestone: In 1958, Tennis for Two used an analog computer and an oscilloscope to turn simple physics into a playable tennis-like demonstration. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at Andre's Virtual Band 2000 feel a bit more connected to the history of play.
