Pong inventor’s Feb. 9 talk to cover early history of Atari, video games

Al Alcorn, Atari’s first engineer and the inventor of Pong, will talk about the early history of Atari and how Pong launched ...

Atari says it is not affiliated with the PONG cryptocurrency, warning legal action might be coming soon

Atari is distancing itself from the PONG cryptocurrency, accusing the token of using its trademarked property without ...
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Pong debuted on this day in 1972 — Atari's pioneering CPU-less video arcade game’s creation was the result of an engineer training exercise

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.
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A History Of Pong

Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there were no video games. While ...
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Calling All Gamers, Pong Creator’s Auction Features Unreleased Atari Cosmos Prototype

by Tim Sweezy — Friday, March 15, 2024, 10:42 AM EDT An incredibly rare prototype of the Atari Cosmos from the collection of Pong creator Allan Alcorn is up for auction. Also up for auction is a ...
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Do you remember the first wave of home video games, from Pong to Atari 2600?

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