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Pong debuted on this day in 1972 — Atari's pioneering CPU-less video arcade game’s creation was the result of an engineer training exercise

T he Atari Pong arcade machine made its debut on this day in 1972. According to the iconic games firm, “from an initial ...
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Atari's 'Pong' pressed play on the video game revolution on this day in 1972

Regardless of whether or not the quarter cup really did runneth over, the Atari founders felt emboldened enough by their test drive to announce on Nov. 29 that they'd be rolling out Pong cabinets for ...
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Mechanical Pong table transports the classic game into real life

Pong steps out from the screen and into a coffee table with a playable mechanical version of the famous arcade game. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...
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Reflecting on Pong's video game success, 50 years later

Two lines move on either end of the screen, a pixelated dot volleys between them and a score displays at the top. That's really all there was to Pong – and that was really all it needed to become the ...