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		Computer Space and beyond: 50 years of gaming (bbc.com)
		3 points by pseudolus on Aug 21, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

rzzzwilson on Aug 21, 2021 [–]

50 years of _commercial video_ gaming. Video gaming started earlier than 1971. In particular, Spacewar! was being played in 1962, though only on research systems.

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