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Atari's Pong is now half a century old

Happy birthday, Pong, and thank you for inspiring countless sequels and knockoffs, as well as the careers of an entire generation of video game designers. BRANDON QUINTANA: "A game that is easy to ...
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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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Ted Dabney, a Founder of Atari and a Creator of 'Pong,' Dies at 81

Samuel F. Dabney, an electrical engineer who laid the groundwork for the modern video game industry by cofounding Atari Inc. and helping to create the hit console game "Pong," died May 26 at his home ...
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Calling All Gamers, Pong Creator’s Auction Features Unreleased Atari Cosmos Prototype

by Tim Sweezy — Friday, March 15, 2024, 10:42 AM EDT An incredibly rare prototype of the Atari Cosmos from the collection of Pong creator Allan Alcorn is up for auction. Also up for auction is a ...
Engadget

'Pong' is now half a century old

Exactly 50 years ago today, Atari released Pong. It wasn’t the first video game ever created, nor the original take on virtual table tennis – a fact that would eventually lead to two decades of ...