[game_preservation] PONG recording?

Andreas Lange lange at computerspielemuseum.de
Fri Jul 12 09:38:07 EDT 2013


Hi Devin,
we have done a short recording of our Pong arcade, which I am glad to
send you separately.

Andreas

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Am 11.07.2013 21:52, schrieb 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

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> 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>

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> RSAgent007. (2008, February 4). *Computer Space*. [Video file]. Retrieved

> from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXf-RBMo3E

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