Pongmechanik: Pong gets real

We were gonna hold out for a mechanical version of Combat, but some crazy Germans have created Pongmechanik, which besides being the name of that electroclash band we really meant to start back in 2002, is everybody's favorite proto-video game brought to life. Foosball ist tot.

P.S. - The video is definitely worth watching…

[Thanks, Randy]

[Parker Roberts @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

I've had engadget as my IE home page for a month now and have enjoyed the daily entertainment it brings. Today I found what I have been waiting for...Pongmechanik. As someone who embraces the technology of years past (vacuum tubes in my stereo, Newton on my desk, etc.) I thrilled to find a comrade in backward technology. I recommend that you watch the video, you'll find that Konrad Zuse is the real inventor of the computer (I'm gonna have to look him up). There is entertainment in the video, from the hot tub picture of Nolan Bushnell to Almut's false description of the function of a relay. I know just what they are talking about when they display the red X over the digital PC board and the green check mark over the electromechanical relays. Long live Pongmechanik!

[Herr Herrner @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

What's that supposed to mean? :)