The Art of Video Games

Sound of Gaming by BBC

Jul 6, 202428:40Music

Video games have come a long way from the pixels of Pong and Pac-Man. From games based on medieval manuscripts like Inkulinati and Pentiment, to hand-drawn wonders such as Cuphead, games have become works of art in thems...

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