The Atari Pong arcade machine made its debut on this day in 1972. According to the iconic games firm, “from an initial investment of $500, Atari made its first million,” from the success of Pong.
During one year, a staggering 3,500 Pong arcade cabinets were made and sold after Bushnell sold 300 cabinets in one hour after his first attempt at a sales call. (Image: Atari) During one year, a ...
Mortal Kombat. NBA Jam. Cruis’N USA. Tron. NARC. Anyone even loosely familiar with the world of video gaming has probably heard of at least one of these once (and in some cases, still) hugely popular ...
Today I found out “Pong” was originally meant only as a training exercise for a new gaming developer at Atari, Allan Alcorn, and wasn’t intended to be released as a consumer product. When Alcorn was ...
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