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The ghostly echo of games past sustains me

7 mins | Oct 15, 2022
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The memories of childhood video games last a lifetime. Games are like dreams as far as the brain is concerned, punctuating real life with fantasy worlds that don't always make sense. Keith Stuart revisits his earliest recollections of playing video games, from Pong in the late 70s to the cinematic evolution in the 2000s.

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