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41 Years Ago The Atari 2600 Was Introduced
The greatest babysitter ever was introduced 41 years ago.
YouTube - Lord Karnage
Frogger was great, Pitfall had no ending, and Pole Position had me on the edge of my seat. 41 years ago the video game Gods smiled on all of us with the Atari 2600.
Check out this awesome promo video highlighting the anniversary of this groundbreaking system:
One of my personal favorites, because it combined video games and rock music..."Journey The Escape Video Game".
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