It was with Pong in 1972, a game created by Bushnell and Dabney's newly-formed Atari, that led to much greater success and ...

Two lines move on either end of the screen, a pixelated dot volleys between them and a score displays at the top. That's really all there was to Pong – and that was really all it needed to ...

Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world’s first video arcade game (Computer Space - 1971), the game it inspired (Pong - 1972) and the sequel to Pong ...

(SOUNDBITE OF VINTAGE ARCADE GAME TONES) MARTIN: No, that's not your radio glitching. That is the sound of Pong. And tomorrow marks 50 years since Atari announced it would bring all the thrills of ...

Contrary to what some may believe, "Pong" actually isn't the first home console game, or the first arcade game. It wasn't even the first game to emulate table tennis. However, Atari founders Nolan ...

The first highly successful arcade game was Pong. The Pong arcade game consoles were first released in November 1972. Developed by Atari Inc. Very lucrative, each machine brought in $40 a day at ...

The game mimics Ping-Pong, hence the name, and appeared first in coin-operated arcade-style form at bars and restaurants. In 1975, Atari introduced an at-home version of the game in the Sears Catalog.

An original Pong machine. Once a collector of arcade games, Weaver has hung onto Pong even after parting with the rest of his collection. It spent years in his living room, but he has since moved ...

Scientists have taught a collection of brain cells living in a dish how to play a version of the arcade game pong. The research could one day give doctors a ‘sandbox’ with which to test ...