Regardless of whether or not the quarter cup really did runneth over, the Atari founders felt emboldened enough by their test drive to announce on Nov. 29 that they'd be rolling out Pong cabinets for ...
No one could have predicted that fifty-three years ago this game would have led to the success of the video game indsutry.
Samuel F. Dabney, an electrical engineer who laid the groundwork for the modern video game industry by cofounding Atari Inc. and helping to create the hit console game "Pong," died May 26 at his home ...
Who here remembers the name Atari? I feel the younger generations may not, but now, it looks like they will have an opportunity to really get a feel for who this company was and still is. I remember ...
If someone asked you to name the very first video game console, what would you say? The Nintendo Entertainment System? No, ...
These are simulations of some of the most popular Pong consoles from the 1970s. The consoles included are: Atari Home Pong (C-100) Atari Super Pong (C-140) Coleco Telstar Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 ...
Video games have come a long way since the first rudimentary arcade machines emerged in the 1970s with offerings such as "Pong", "Pacman" an... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In ...
When he felt the geek and gaming community had failed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pong last year, James Larsson decided to honor the game in his own way. He created a pair of touch-sensitive ...