Atari Pong consoles

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf video game console series
gptkbp:category dedicated home video game console
gptkbp:firstModel gptkb:Home_Pong
gptkbp:firstReleased 1975
gptkbp:game gptkb:Pong
gptkbp:generation first generation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atari Pong consoles
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Magnavox_Odyssey_100
Nintendo Color TV-Game
Coleco Telstar series
gptkbp:input paddle controller
gptkbp:legacy helped launch the home video game market
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Atari,_Inc.
gptkbp:marketedAs Sears (as Tele-Games Pong)
gptkbp:notableEvent no internal memory
RF output for TV connection
Atari's first home console
Home Pong released in 1975 holiday season
Sears Tele-Games Pong partnership
Super Pong released in 1976
Ultra Pong released in 1977
no color graphics
no expansion capability
preceded programmable cartridge-based consoles
simple scoring system
sound output via TV speaker
sparked Pong console clone market
two-player gameplay
used custom Pong-on-a-chip IC
gptkbp:notableFeature analog paddle controls
no interchangeable cartridges
simple black-and-white graphics
single game or limited built-in games
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Home_Pong
gptkb:Pong_Doubles
gptkb:Super_Pong
Super Pong Pro-Am
Super Pong Ten
Ultra Pong
Ultra Pong Doubles
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 150,000 (Home Pong)
gptkbp:output RF modulator (TV output)
gptkbp:powerSource AC adapter
gptkbp:region gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Atari_2600
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tele-Games_Pong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8