Elon Musk is a figure with a huge following. And people like to know the preferences of the people they follow. So, when someone posted a picture showing almost all gaming consoles and asked where people started with, Elon Musk replied pitched his as well.
His preference surprised all the gamers and non-gamers alike. It turns out that Elon Musk has been gaming for a very long time.
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Elon Musk played a lot of Space Invaders in his early days
When a Twitter used posted a picture of controllers from almost every console ever released and asked “Which Controller was your First?” Elon Musk pitched in his response with the respective number, that was one.
Which controller was your first? pic.twitter.com/gfdQBC5m0Z
— Dave (@GamewithDave) December 4, 2022
Number one in that image is the joystick for Atari 2600. A console that was released in 1977 and was the first ever console to popularize microprocessor-based hardware in home consoles. Atari launched it as the Atari Video Computer System but later changed its name to Atari 2600.
The console’s first popular game was Space Invaders and that game was eventually followed by the likes of Pitfall! and Pacman. Although it reigned the console market from 1977 to the early 1980s, Nintendo’s popular console Nintendo Entertainment System ended this streak in 1985.
Elon Musk has represented himself as a gamer and an admirer of everything gaming. Recently, when there were debates going around with fans all over Twitter arguing about which game should be the game of The Year, he made it clear that he supported Elden Ring by a mile ahead of God of War Ragnarok.
This time around, Elon Musk did not say anything else other than that one number in his tweet. People stated that it was obvious that he was started with Atari 2600, as it was an expensive console at that time and not everyone could afford it.
Numerous followers went on to name their preferred consoles
Elon Musk’s tweet then started getting replies from numerous gamers. Some of them posted a bunch of nostalgic tweets about their first gaming consoles. Others wanted to know more about Elon Musk’s experience.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2022
Which games did you play with the Atari’s console ? Lode runner, jungle haunt, summer games and vanguard for me
— Stephane Zibi (@StephZibi) December 5, 2022
I am definitely 1. First computer was a Timex Sinclair. Then commodores, Apple 2c 2e, 8086, 2,3,4 later learned ASIC FPGA – (FPGA was fun but place and route was frustrating in the early days. Fond memories of assembly – hexadecimal hell). Did lots of video stuff (compression
— Dale (eXpecT salSa) (@ExpectSalsa) December 5, 2022
— Yegor Petrov 🔑⚡️🥩 (@yeg0rpetrov) December 5, 2022
What is your favorite 1980s video game. I loved Centipede and Kung Fu but I never saved Sylvia. The guy with the big stick was hard to beat up.
— No Pfizer Spike Proteins For Me Wells Cordoba (@WellsCordoba) December 5, 2022
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My first was Pong. The Pong console game controller was just a dial on the corner that moved your paddle in the game up and down. pic.twitter.com/I1ueT4XdgM
— John (@JohnKent_TN) December 5, 2022
Turns out there are numerous Atari 2600 fans on Twitter and Elon Musk’s reply has fueled a fire of nostalgia amongst those fans.
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So what was the console that you started your gaming journey with? Let us know in the comments below.
