Pong. Played while we waited for the New York decision whether a ball hit by Kendry Morales was...

Pong.

Played while we waited for the New York decision whether a ball hit by Kendry Morales was a double or a home run.

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They showed that one on the FSW Broadcast. It was hysterical.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Aug 31, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions

We were cracking up and we weren't the only ones.

I heard a youngish person whining that it was boring, but that made it funnier.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Aug 31, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions

this is a video

they played it at the 80’s night games

by figgifig on Aug 31, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

what if technology had just stopped then

would it be a good thing or a bad thng?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 31, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions

I can see both arguments.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Aug 31, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I would posit that it would be a bad thing.

Pong was technology from the 70’s. We were grossly energy inefficient, extremely caustic with our waste management (Love Canal, anyone?), full of hubris (Three Mile Island, NY blackout), incredibly mismanaged (Ford Pinto, Chevy Nova, gas-guzzlers versus OPEC), and busy giving birth to disco.

Since pandora is already out of the box and – sorry Tolkein – there is no going back to our agrarian roots as a society (trading our improved medicine and food distribution systems along with that), I think that the ability of technology to fabricate alternate realities for our brains to submerse themselves within is extremely interesting and full of possibilities that heavily favor the positive.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Aug 31, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Since you mention autos...

…what technology has done to help an internal combustion engine burn fuel and exhaust spent fuel more efficiently is nothing short of revolutionary. A lot of the change has been made possible through the advance and use of electronics to monitor and control the combustion process.

If we were still driving cars that were as “efficient” as the standard 70’s vehicles, we’d all be dead from the amount of pollutants in the air . It’ no accident out local air quality has actually improved significantly over the past 30-40 years even though the number of vehicles on the road (and the overall population) has roughly doubled (from memory) in that same time span.

by sothball on Aug 31, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Last year when I had to get my fried ECU replaced just to pass smog, I wanted to punch people like you in the face

We are the Los Angeles Angels of the late 2000s

by Higz on Aug 31, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

...which is the downside...

…the vehicles and repairs are more expensive!

Look at the bright side…you wouldn’t have been gasping and choking after throwing the punch!

by sothball on Aug 31, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions

A bad thing.

There would be no such thing as Halos Heaven!

by sothball on Aug 31, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

someone finally

gave the right answer

by Rev Halofan on Aug 31, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

There still would be...

But it would look like craigslist, and be populated by strat-o-matic baseball gamers.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Sep 1, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Pong was cool. I still prefer Global Thermonuclear Warfare.

Or Theaterwide Biotoxic and Chemical Warfare.

Either one would be interesting to play during a lull at the stadium.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 31, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions

We played "Tank" and some other game with helicopters.

Both were really crude.

Then Zork was introduced, and we bought it and all three of us brainstormed our way through it. Lots of fun. In the middle of the night someone would sit up in bed and say,“I know how to get into Hell!”

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Aug 31, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually tried playing that at work recently, because I was bored and had older, similar games on my mind. Like most games from my childhood that I've revisited, I was let down.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 31, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Does "twisty maze of narrow passages" ring any bells?

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Aug 31, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions

XYZZY!!!!

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Aug 31, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Hello, sailor.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Aug 31, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Remember the game "Deathrace"?

Where you drove a car around the screen and scored points by running over people? I think it was banned in a few places, but compared to some of the games now, it seems pretty tame. The cool thing about that game was if it was in an arcade with carpet, you could play for free by creating a static shock on the coin return.

I wasted way too many hours in video arcades and not enough on homework. Still think it was the right choice.

by WiHaloFan on Sep 1, 2009 9:20 AM PDT reply actions