Pong

by Atari

1972

SimulatorSportArcade

Great

SimulatorSportArcade

Great

About

Pong is a table tennis-themed twitch arcade video game with simple two-dimensional graphics. It was the first sports arcade video game and one of the earliest arcade video games in history, helping to establish the video game industry along with the Magnavox Odyssey. Soon after its release, several companies began producing games that closely mimicked its gameplay.

Publisher: Atari, Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, Hunter Electronics, TOPICS Entertainment
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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