The untold story of the invention of the game cartridge

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For some, it doesn’t seem to be an significant achievement, but the cartridge allow the video game industry to jump from the dedicated systems, like Pong, to all-purpose consoles. FastCompany website has published an impressive article about the invention of the game cartridge, written by Benj Edwards.

According to his own website Vintage Computing and Gaming, Benj started his research to write about the Fairchild Channel F three years ago, and now he was finally able “to piece together the most accurate portrait of the birth of the game cartridge that I could possibly manage.”

You can enjoy the full article following the link below.

Link: FastCompany
Source: Retrobattlestations

Author: Paulo Garcia

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