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Pong is a 1972 video game, the first one released by [[Atari]]. You control a paddle that goes along one line — in the classic version, up and down. Your opponent has another paddle. You bounce a square ball against the paddle. If your opponent misses, you get a point. If you miss, your opponent gets a point. First to reach 21 wins.
Pong is a 1972 video game, the first one released by [[Atari]]. You control a paddle that goes along one line — in the classic version, up and down. Your opponent has another paddle. You bounce a square ball against the paddle. If your opponent misses, you get a point. If you miss, your opponent gets a point. First to reach 21 wins.


Can be played [[Pv P]] or against a computer AI (the original arcade machine however, was [[Pv P]] only).
Can be played [[PvP]] or against a computer AI (the original arcade machine however, was [[PvP]] only).


In more detail: ''Pong'', developed by Nolan Bushnell (who would later create the [[Suck E. Cheese's|Chuck E. Cheese]] franchise<ref>Oh, [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and some company called]] [[Atari]]</ref>), is one of the oldest video games. It dates from 1972, making it [[Older Than the NES|Older Than The]] [[Apple II]]. The company that was founded to publish it, [[Atari]], became synonymous with video games for years afterwards. It was also packed with many first-generation consoles, and Atari made a separate console that only played the game.
In more detail: ''Pong'', developed by Nolan Bushnell (who would later create the [[Suck E. Cheese's|Chuck E. Cheese]] franchise<ref>Oh, [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and some company called]] [[Atari]]</ref>), is one of the oldest video games. It dates from 1972, making it [[Older Than the NES|Older Than The]] [[Apple II]]. The company that was founded to publish it, [[Atari]], became synonymous with video games for years afterwards. It was also packed with many first-generation consoles, and Atari made a separate console that only played the game.
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