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Defender was Williams Electronics' first attempt at developing a new video game; the company's earlier game was a Pong clone. [4] The popularity of coin-operated arcade games in 1979 spurred the company to shift its focus from pinball games to arcade games. [8]
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The two paddles return the ball back and forth. The score is displayed at the top of the screen. Pong is a two-dimensional sports game that simulates table tennis.The player controls an in-game paddle by moving it vertically across the left or right side of the screen.
Atari was an early pioneer in the video game industry.In fact, it virtually created the industry with its introduction of the arcade game Pong.The brand name "Atari" was used for many years and applied to several other entities that developed products ranging from arcade video games to home video game consoles to home computers to video games for personal computers.
Breakout is an arcade video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. [7] and released on May 13, 1976. [2] It was designed by Steve Wozniak, based on conceptualization from Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, who were influenced by the seminal 1972 Atari arcade game Pong.
Here are some examples of what just basic vintage games could make you if you sell them. Space Invaders (Atari 2600, 1978): $75 to $1,450 Pong (original Atari Pong C-100, 1972): $100 to $150
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The distinction between retro and modern is heavily debated, but it usually coincides with either the shift from 2D to 3D games (making the fourth the last retro generation, and the fifth the first modern), the turn of the millennium and the increase in online gaming (making the fifth the last retro generation, and the sixth the first modern), or the switch from analog to digital for ...