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.
1 of 54Beth Howland. Beth Howland, who starred on the CBS sitcom Alice, died on Dec. 31, 2015. Her husband, Murphy Brown star Charles Kimbrough, didn't reveal that the actress had lost her battle with lung cancer until May 2016 to comply with Howland's wishes. Howland starred as the high-strung waitress Vera on Alice for nine seasons in the '70s and '80s.