If you’ve used Google today, you may have noticed that the Google Doodle is game-focused, shinging the spotlight on Gerald (Jerry) Lawson: the father of video game cartridges.
I love a good Google Doodle, especially an interactive one. There’s no better way to take up time at work than to sneak a couple of Doodle games between searches. However, this time, in homage to Jerry Lawson, you can make your own.
Instead of one game, you are presented with five templates based on iconic retro cartridges, such as Pong and Space Invaders. From this, you can either play it in its vanilla version or add your own touch to it, adding new enemies and blocks, or changing the style.
The man behind the cartridge
Starting his career in electronics, Lawson would fix TVs to earn some extra money when he was 13 years old. Lawson was later employed by Fairchild, where he worked as Chief Hardware…
