Pong (Arcade)

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Description

If you've been playing video games for more than a few years, you've probably at least heard the name "Pong" before. Atari's Pong is the first video game in history to truly become commercially successful. Pong is a simple game using analog circuitry and black and white graphics. It is a tennis simulation. The court is a black screen, the two sides separated by a dotted white line going down the middle. You control a paddle represented by a white line. One paddle is on each side of the screen, player one on the left, and player two on the right. Each players' scores are displayed above their paddles.

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Alternate Titles

• "Tele-Games: Pong" -- Sears dedicated console release
• "Snoopy Pong" -- Unreleased free-to-play version
• "Puppy Pong" -- 1974 free-to-play version
• "Pong In-A-Barrel" -- 1973 barrel-shaped cabinet
• "Dr. Pong" -- 1974 free-to-play version found in waiting rooms
• "Barrel-Pong" -- Australian barrel-shaped cabinet

Part of the Following Groups

• Pong series
• Pong variants
• Tele-Games series

User Reviews

The game that revolutionized the amusement industry

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Critic Reviews

All Game Guide	1998		100
The Atari Times	Apr 28, 2002	100 out of 100	100
The Game Hoard	Apr 02, 2022	4 out of 7	57
Retro Archives	Feb 24, 2022	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Pong appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.