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The Birth Of Game Consoles

  • Pong is widely regarded as the first mainstream success of the arcade gaming revolution and was released by one of the first video game companies, Atari. 
  • The company was responsible for taking arcade games into homes, by releasing the first home video game consoles having Pong and Space Invaders.
  • The 80s saw mainstream action on the arcade front with Super Mario, Tetris, Pacman among other iconic titles that made youngsters throng the neon-lit amusement arcades.

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