The History of Breakout

It’s 1976, the Bicentennial Year, and the 4th of July was one of the biggest celebrations I’d ever seen as a kid.  Gerald Ford is President of the United States and giving the team at Saturday Night Live plenty of material.  I’m working part-time for 75 cents an hour, and I’m a sophomore in high school.   It’s also the year that Atari released the video arcade hit Breakout, one of the best games of its time.  Life just got a whole lot better.

The Complete History of Breakout

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