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IGDB / 1333

Pong

1972 79 / 100 Arcade Simulator Sport

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.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

Deep dive / Spielprofil

What it is about.

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Story & context

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.

Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreSimulator GenreSport ThemeAction Traitavailable on - antstream Traitclassic Traitkaios Traitnever-ending Traitno dialogue Traitplagiarism Traitplayer vs player Traitsingle-screen level Traittable tennis Traittennis

Game profile / Plain language

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Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari, Namco, Atari, Inc., Sears, Hunter Electronics, TOPICS Entertainment
Franchise
Pong
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Nov 29, 1972
  • Arcade 1973
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 12, 2004
  • Plug & Play Dec 1975
  • Arcade Aug 1974
  • Arcade Oct 1976
  • Legacy Mobile Device Nov 10, 2020

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