My first computer game
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31365)
Denmark
April 17, 2020 3:32pm CST
Recently I watched some videos about the history of games and they mentioned a game called Pong. I didn't know the name of the game, but I immediately recognized the game. It is a very simple game. Two people play together and they have to hit a ball (a small dot that moves around) It is like an online version of table tennis.
Many years ago my grandmother's old black and white tv broke down and she bought her first color tv. She asked me to find the channels and while I did that I discovered the game (Pong) My brother and I immediately started playing the game and we had a lot of fun.
At that time we didn't have a computer and the tv in my parents' home didn't include that game. When we visited my grandmother we always asked our grandmother if we could play the game. She couldn't watch tv while we played, but she didn't mind, she enjoyed seeing us play. We asked her if she wanted to try, but she she wasn't interested.
Computer games are much more advanced today, and I am sure that children of today would find it really boring 
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
17 Apr 20
@sharon6345 Oh yes, but I've never been good at Mario.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
One of first games my brother got was Tetris, and we played it sometimes, but I was not very good at it Later we got Sonic the hedgehog and we both loved that game.
Later we got Sonic the hedgehog and we both loved that game.1 person likes this
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
18 Apr 20
@Porcospino I adored Tetris. I don't remember what Sonic is.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
Yes, games are really different today. I only play short online games, but I know that there are many other kinds of games.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
@CarolDM Yes, I still remember the first games we played at home. We used a cassette player to load the games. We needed lots of patience
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Apr 20
@Porcospino Technology has advanced.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
17 Apr 20
I played that game too when I was in college, if I remember right you could choose single player and play like you are playing it against a wall and double if you want to play with somebody. This was the first and simplest computer game I played with, the Nentendo family computer came much much later. I did not know it was called Pong or I forgot.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
I have never tried the single player version because my brother and I always played together, but it probably existed in my grandmother's version of the game. I discovered the name a few days ago when I was watching a video about the history of gaming. When we played it I didn't know the name.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
@Porcospino funny thing was I knew it was made by Atari so we just say " let's play atari" lol. That format has also been in game arcades , one where you drop coins but I can't remember if that came later or about the same time.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Apr 20
I had played Pong in the Atari of my friend. It is lots of fun.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
My brother and I always enjoyed playing that game. At that time we didn't have other computer games. Later we got a computer at home.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
@Porcospino younare lucky to play that. I think I had played that game twice only.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
22 Apr 20
I have played it in the past, but I didn't know the name. I found the name by coincidence a few days ago.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
22 Apr 20
I have heard of that, but I don't think I had the chance to play it.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
I was surprised to find the game on my grandmother's tv. She wasn't interested in the game, but my brother and I used to play it a lot.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
I discovered the name a few days ago when I was watching a video about the history of gaming. I recognized the game immediately. My brother and I used to play it a lot.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
18 Apr 20
My brother and I enjoyed it a lot. At that time we weren't used to computer games at all, and we didn't have a computer at home.
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