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Pong

Atari, Inc.Arcade
Release Date
November 29, 1972
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari, Inc.
Genre
Sports
Players
2
Rating
E - Everyone

Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games and the very first sports arcade video game. It is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. While other arcade video games such as Computer Space came before it, Pong was one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity. The aim...

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In Pong, Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games and the very first sports arcade video game. It is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. While other arcade video games such as Computer Space came before it, Pong was one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity. The aim is to defeat an opponent in a simulated table-tennis game by earning a higher score. The game was originally manufactured by Atari Incorporated (Atari), which released it in 1972. Allan Alcorn created Pong as...

Release Information

Release Date
November 29, 1972
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari, Inc.
Genre
Sports
Players
2
Rating
E - Everyone

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