Pong

November 29, 1972 Atari Atari, Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, Hunter Electronics, TOPICS Entertainment
Simulator Sport Arcade
Arcade PC Plug & Play Mobile
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.
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Ratings & Metrics

User Score
78.8
Total Score
136
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Game Info

Release Date November 29, 1972
Developer Atari
Publisher Atari, Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, Hunter Electronics, TOPICS Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action