Tennis for Two, arguably the first video game, was a two player game, as was its successor Pong. The first commercially available game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, had two controller inputs. Since then, most consoles have been shipped with two or four controller inputs.
Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on 'Alice,' dies at 74. The actress who was best known for her role as a ditzy waitress on the 1970s and '80s CBS sitcom Alice has died. Beth Howland was 74. Her husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, tells The Associated Press that Howland died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, on Dec. 31.
Her EP, Blue Toothbrush, was released in 2011. She once played the part of Wendy in a Peter Pan adaptation. The character of Beth, on The Walking Dead, was never conceived as a singer but was written as one after Emily Kinney's singing talents were discovered. Is a horror movie fan, which is what led to her being cast on The Walking Dead (2010). Her favorite horror film is Scream (1996).