November 1972 · Game
Pong (1972)
Atari's Pong, designed by Allan Alcorn, was tested in August 1972 at Andy Capp's Tavern and released in November 1972. It sold more than 8,000 units by the end of 1974.
Prototype at Andy Capp's Tavern in August 1972. Bushnell had seen the Magnavox Odyssey in May 1972.
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Facts
- Date
- November 1972
- Kind
- Game: Arcade sports
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- Developer
- Allan Alcorn
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Genre
- Sports
- Format
- Arcade
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Related
- Magnavox Odyssey (predecessor, 1972)
- Home Pong (port of, 1975)
- Computer Space (predecessor, 1971)
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