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Pong is a 1972 sports video game developed and published by Atari for arcades.It is one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, but Bushnell and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney were surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work and decided to manufacture the game.
Pong: The Next Level consists of many levels that are either traditional Pong matches against a computer-controlled opponent in special three-dimensional arenas with special power-ups and environmental gimmicks that affect the way the game is played, or solo challenges that require the player to keep the ball in play and call for precise and skilled moves to win.
Parker Brothers Ping-Pong game. The sport originated in Victorian England, where it was played among the upper-class as an after-dinner parlour game. [1] [2] It has been suggested that makeshift versions of the game were developed by British military officers in India around the 1860s or 1870s, who brought it back with them. [6]
Exposed kong from exposed pong – If a player already has a melded pong and then later in the game draws the fourth piece from the wall, they may announce (then or later in the game) a kong by placing the fourth tile on top of the middle piece of the melded pong, or all four tiles placed face up in a row. If a pong has been melded a player ...
Beer pong is a drinking game in which players throw ping pong balls across a table, attempting to land each ball in a cup of beer on the other end. Bar-hopping; Bartok (card game) Baseball; Beer bong; Beer can pyramid; Beer checkers; Beer die; Beer helmet; Beer mile; Beer pong; Beer pong (paddles) Biscuit; Boat race; Boot of beer; Buffalo
This category contains all of the ball-and-paddle video games based on Atari's Pong. Pages in category "Pong variations"
Bushnell, after seeing the Odyssey and its table tennis game, believed he could make something better. He and Dabney formed Atari, Inc., and with Allan Alcorn, created their second arcade game, Pong. Pong first released in 1972 and was more successful than Computer Space. [5] Atari released a Pong home console through Sears in 1975. [6]
Allan Alcorn (born January 1, 1948) is an American pioneering engineer and computer scientist best known for creating Pong, one of the first video games. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.