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 ...

Happy birthday, Pong, and thank you for inspiring countless sequels and knockoffs, as well as the careers of an entire generation of video game designers. BRANDON QUINTANA: "A game that is easy to ...

It might be called the grandfather of the PS5. An original prototype of Atari's "Home Pong" unit from 1975 sold for $270,910 at an auction this month. The video game -- one of the first produced and ...

by Tim Sweezy — Friday, March 15, 2024, 10:42 AM EDT An incredibly rare prototype of the Atari Cosmos from the collection of Pong creator Allan Alcorn is up for auction. Also up for auction is a ...

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 ...

This is the ultimate celebration of PONG and the Atari legacy, which begins shipping on December 10th, 2025, so it can arrive just in time for Christmas. The Atari PONG Coffee Table is unlike any ...

If you’ve been miss the heart-pounding action from retro video games like Pong, Centipede and Astroids, you’re going to love this huge Amazon deal. Amazon has slashed the price on the Atari ...

While technically not the first home video game console, the Atari 2600 was the console that really made the whole thing ...

This is way the video game revolution began — not with a bang, but a Pong. Before gamers could swing like Spider-Man, rock a Tanooki suit like Mario or go fast like Sonic, they twirled knobs ...

Exactly 50 years ago today, Atari released Pong. It wasn’t the first video game ever created, nor the original take on virtual table tennis – a fact that would eventually lead to two decades of ...

If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari’s “Home Pong” prototype. The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction, according to ...