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The Little Dream That Became An Empire
The year was 1898, exactly 100 years ago, that the young designer, Earlydoors Graham , invented what was to become known as the World's First Videogame. Blood, sweat and tears went into this grand invention; but the story of which I speak is a tragic one; for young Earlydoors would be left destitute, despondent, and imprisoned before his dream of a great Gaming Empire would truly be realized.
In the late 1800s Earlydoors created a glass bulb which gave off light, and could be turned on and off at will. Indeed, here was the very game itself: on and off, on and off, who's going to be the winner? ON!!! Yes, yes, you win!!! |
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Such a revelation in the gaming field occupied Earlydoors ' six sons with many hours of frenzied fun and enjoyment! But, alas, the days in these Elysian fields would be short lived, for the invention would soon be stolen and eclipsed by another inventor, Thomas Edison, who used the "lightbulb" for the much more practical purpose of lighting areas which were dark. Of course, it all seems so obvious in retrospect, but the times were different then, and for many people, Earlydoors was ahead of his time.
It was shortly after this that the six sons decided to form the company, Planet Moon, in a tribute to their Dad, the forefather of the videogame. |
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The Fall
Sad and dejected from the "lightbulb" fiasco, Earlydoors turned his attention to a new quest: The Total Elimination of Many of the World's Most Tiresome Questions. Unfortunately, this endeavor also met with failure. The root of the problem existed in the first two questions he planned on eliminating. They were both to do with a newly created treasure: the now famous Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco. The first question:
"Why do they call it the Golden Gate Bridge when in reality it's red?"
Was the first to be tackled. To combat this much-asked inquiry he would, indeed, paint the entire bridge gold.
Sadly for him, he was arrested in the process before he ever got to ask his second question, which remains a mystery to this day -- hence the nickname, Earlydoors "Paint It Gold And Go To Jail Without Asking a Second Question" Graham , as he spent his remaining years in jail.
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PLANET MOON
In spite of the bad press their father continued to sow for them, the six sons remained steadfast in their quest to make Planet Moon the Gaming Empire their father had always wanted. Traveling the World, gathering information, and working assiduously at potential game designs, they finally had enough money to purchase a building in Sausalito, California, and set up shop.
Being the kind souls they are, Planet Moon sent 20,000 copies of the game, MDK, to the starving children of Tosspack. Being 1923, the children unfortunately lack any computers to play them on, and are left confused by this pointless benevolence.
Which nicely leads us to:
Who lives on Planet Moon today ?
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