Pong
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Pong is one of the earliest and most influential arcade video games, a simple two-dimensional table tennis simulation that helped launch the commercial video game industry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atari Home Pong | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcade game
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table tennis video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| audioStyle | simple electronic sound effects ⓘ |
| cabinetType |
cocktail arcade cabinet
ⓘ
upright arcade cabinet ⓘ |
| category | classic arcade game ⓘ |
| companyRole | helped establish Atari as a major video game company ⓘ |
| controlScheme | paddle controller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | icon of early video game culture ⓘ |
| designer | Allan Alcorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayTechnology | CRT monitor ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
museum collections about computing and games
ⓘ
video game history exhibitions ⓘ |
| firstReleasePlatform | arcade cabinet ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action video game
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simulation video game ⓘ sports video game ⓘ |
| hasClone | numerous Pong clones ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
Pong: The Next Level
NERFINISHED
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various modern Pong re-releases ⓘ |
| historicalRole | helped launch the commercial video game industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
arcade game market
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home video game consoles ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| inputDevice | rotary dial controller ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Magnavox Odyssey table tennis game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalHistory | subject of a lawsuit by Magnavox ⓘ |
| mechanic | ball bounces between paddles and walls ⓘ |
| notableAs |
landmark in video game history
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one of the earliest arcade video games ⓘ one of the first commercially successful video games ⓘ |
| objective | score points by making the opponent miss the ball ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| perspective | two-dimensional ⓘ |
| platform |
Atari 2600
NERFINISHED
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Atari Home Pong console NERFINISHED ⓘ arcade ⓘ various home computers ⓘ various home consoles ⓘ |
| publisher | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | points increase when opponent misses ⓘ |
| theme | table tennis ⓘ |
| visualStyle | simple black-and-white graphics ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Atari Home Pong