[game_preservation] PONG recording?

[Devin Monnens]

I was curious if anyone here had video footage of PONG in action. I
understand that the emulation videos shown on YouTube don't sound like the
actual hardware, but after a quick look, I was surprised to see there
actually wasn't any footage of PONG that was usable as an example. There's
a clip of two kids playing it, but the arcade is so noisy, you can't hear
the sound. There's another clip of a Playboy model talking about the game,
but no usable audio there (and not really something you can show to
Freshmen students...).

Having played an actual Night Driver arcade machine, I realized the
importance of the controls, sound, and display. It's a bit of concern that
there isn't this sort of detailed review of these machines - video showing
the appearance of the games, how they work, but also the sound, controls,
and description of gameplay. I found a few good videos of Computer Space,
but not a video that covers it completely. Arcade Junkie's clip is the
closest we get. I was hoping the Strong or ACAM had footage I could use for
class (or maybe Scott Howard is getting clips like this for his
documentary?).

computerspace. (2012, November 19).* Computer Space* in hyperspace mode.
[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V13XfsYDmSw



jumblejunkie. (2011, September 8). *Computer Space* (1971) arcade review.
 [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUv3z7XGRRc<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUv3z7XGRRc&noredirect=1>



RSAgent007. (2008, February 4). *Computer Space*. [Video file]. Retrieved
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXf-RBMo3E

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Devin Monnens
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