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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PongPong - Wikipedia

    Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released on 29 November 1972.

  2. Nov 15, 2017 · Installed in a bar in Sunnyvale, California, the first Pong prototype was so popular that the flood of quarters jammed the machine. The original Pong engineer didn't fix a bug that kept the...

  3. lemelson.mit.edu › resources › nolan-bushnellNolan Bushnell - Lemelson

    Nolan Bushnell, inventor of Pong and founder of Atari, is rightly considered the father of electronic gaming. Growing up in Utah in the 1940s, Bushnell had a childhood typical of a budding inventor. His early inspirations included a third grade science project on electricity.

  4. Oct 1, 2024 · Pong, groundbreaking electronic game released in 1972 by the American game manufacturer Atari, Inc. One of the earliest video games, Pong became wildly popular and helped launch the video game industry.

  5. Who invented the Ping-Pong game? Ping-Pong, also known as table tennis, was not invented by a single individual but evolved over time. The game originated in England during the late 19th century as an indoor alternative to lawn tennis.

  6. On June 27, 1972 Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari in Sunnyvale, California, and hired Allan Alcorn to design the table tennis (ping-pong) game “ PONG.” Pong was the first commercially successful video game (videogame).

  7. Dec 6, 2022 · 50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.

  8. Jan 8, 2009 · In the first of a new Gamasutra series, Loguidice and Barton present a detailed history of Pong, the video game that jumpstarted the entire business, and some of the innovations it inspired.

  9. Atari founder Nolan Bushnell conceived the idea of a video version of Ping-Pong in 1972 and assigned engineer Allan Alcorn to create it. Within several months, Alcorn developed a prototype for a coin-operated arcade version so engaging that users testing it in a neighborhood bar filled its coin box to overflowing.

  10. Jan 25, 2024 · Here is the truth about Pong’s history, origins, and inventor. Pong was manufactured by Atari and first released In 1972. Pong changed the world of games forever, though it wasn’t the first game that was played in the style of tennis or Ping Pong.

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