Pong arcade game

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:video_game
arcade
gptkbp:cabinetType upright arcade cabinet
gptkbp:category gptkb:Atari_games
1970s video games
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Allan_Alcorn
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Atari
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Andy_Capp's_Tavern,_Sunnyvale,_California
gptkbp:genre sports
gptkbp:graphics black and white
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pong arcade game
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:inspiredBy table tennis
gptkbp:legacy numerous clones and adaptations
gptkbp:mechanic players control paddles to hit a ball back and forth
gptkbp:mode multiplayer
single-player
gptkbp:musicBy none (simple sound effects)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the first commercially successful video games
popularized video games
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Atari_2600
arcade
various home consoles
gptkbp:processor discrete logic (no microprocessor)
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Atari
gptkbp:releaseDate 1972
gptkbp:status icon of early video gaming
gptkbp:subspecies table tennis simulation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Breakout
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Bristow
gptkb:Tele-Games_Pong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8