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Computer Games and Technical Communication
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Computer Games and Technical Communication

by Jennifer deWinter, Ryan M. Moeller
May 2016
Beginner content levelBeginner
334 pages
11h 20m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 3Rendering Novelty Mundane:Technical Manuals in the Golden Age of Coin-Op Computer Games

Carly A. Kocurek

The earliest and most visible commercial success of the computer game industry was the launch of PONG (Atari, 1972) as a coin-op machine. Atari founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney placed the first prototype of PONG in a local tavern; within two weeks, the owner had called claiming the machine was broken. When Al Alcorn opened the machine to try to fix the problem, he found it stuffed to choking with quarters. PONG’s immediate popularity among bar patrons encouraged Atari and facilitated the sales not only of PONG but also of other coin-operated computer games. Atari’s first product was followed into the market by the company’s ...

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