PONG

Also known as Atari Pong

videogioco del 1972

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Pong is a video game developed and published by Atari, with additional publishing credits to Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, and Hunter Electronics. It was released on November 29, 1972. The title belongs to the Pong franchise and features both single-player and multiplayer modes.

The game is classified under the Arcade, Sports, and Simulator genres. It has been available on various platforms, including Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Game Boy Advance, Atari 2600, Atari Flashback, Atari ST, Plug & Play, and Legacy Mobile Device. The ESRB rating for the game is Everyone.

Pong holds a rating of 3.73 on RAWG and a score of 79 based on 134 ratings on IGDB.

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Game data

Released: 1972-11-29
User rating: 3.73 / 5
Genres: Arcade, Sports
Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Atari 2600, Atari Flashback, Atari ST
ESRB: Everyone

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Game details · IGDB

79User score · 134 ratings

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.

Released: 1972
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Plug & Play, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise: Pong
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari, Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, Hunter Electronics

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Key facts

Video game.title: Pong
Video game.image: Signed Pong Cabinet.jpg
Video game.alt: A vertical wooden structure with a visual display unit embedded in the front side.
Video game.caption: An upright cabinet of Pong on display at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County
Video game.developer: Atari, Inc.
Video game.publisher: Atari, Inc.
Video game.designer: Allan Alcorn
Video game.platforms: Arcade, dedicated console
Video game.released: Arcade Home versionOctober 1975
Video game.genre: Sports
Video game.modes: Single-player, multiplayer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: arcade video game machine
Genre: sports video game
Country of origin: United States
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Followed by: Atari 2600
Creator: Allan Alcorn
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Developer: Atari, Inc.
Platform: arcade video game machine
Game mode: multiplayer video game
Sport: table tennis
Designed by: Allan Alcorn
Image: Signed Pong Cabinet.jpg

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Commons category: Pong
CPU: electronic component
publication date: 1972-11-29
title: Pong
inspired by: table tennis
copyright holder: Atari, Inc.
uses: analog electronics
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Article · Italiano

Pong (stilizzato PONG) è uno dei primi videogiochi commercializzati, prodotto dalla Atari come arcade nel 1972 e come console dedicata nel 1975. Ė un simulatore di ping-pong (da cui il nome "PONG"), dalla grafica estremamente semplificata in bianco e nero.

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