[game_preservation] Marx TV Tennis (1974)

[Devin Monnens]

Andreas,

I am curious in how the game play.  How does it compare in relation to Pong and The Super Pong home machine? It seems this is a $20 alternative to the $100 real deal, but exactly what do you get for that $20?

The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Andreas Lange <lange at computerspielemuseum.de> wrote:


> Am 09.08.2012 03:14, schrieb Devin Monnens:

>> Here is more information on Marx's TV Tennis:

>> 

>> http://www.grandoldtoys.com/toydb_Detail.php?id=1367&S_keywords=electric,tv,television&Search.x=0&Search.y=0

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> Electromechanical alternative to Atari's Home Pong. Has anyone here

>> played this? Is there one at the American Museum of Play?

> 

> 

> we have one in our collection. If you want to know anything special, please feel free to ask me,

> Andreas

> 

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>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Benj

>> Edwards<editor at vintagecomputing.com>wrote:

>> 

>>> Oh, and one other thing: there is a Magnavox memo in Ralph's book

>>> by Bob Fritsche dated November 28th, 1972 that details positive

>>> customer feedback about the Odyssey.  So the console had to have

>>> been released sometime before November 28th.

>>> 

>>> Regards, Benj

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