PONG


 
 
PONG

:Pong is also a slang term for odour.

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PONG, an adaptation of table tennis to the video screen, was the first commercially successful video game and is widely regarded as ushering in the video game era.

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PONG was released by Atari in 1972.

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PONG is a basic simulation of the racket sport of table tennis. A small square representing a ping pong ball travels across the screen in a linear trajectory. If the square strikes the perimeter of the playing field, or one of the simulated paddles, the square ricochets based on the angle of the impact.


 

Table tennis: Table tennis, also known as Ping-Pong (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular games in the world in terms of player numbers, as well as being one of the newest of the major sports. "Ping pong ball" () is the official name for the sport in China and Taiwan....

Video game: A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device. However, with the popular use of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display...

Atari: :For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term)....


PONG related Images and Photos (experimental)

Ping Pong
Ping Pong
Beer Pong
Beer Pong
Beer Pong
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Beer Pong Rack Set
Beer Pong Rack Set
Beer Pong Table Game
Beer Pong Table Game
Beer Pong House Rules
Beer Pong House Rules
Shot Glass Pong
Shot Glass Pong
Beer Pong 2011 Desk Calendar
Beer Pong 2011 Desk Calendar
I've Never...Beer Pong
I've Never...Beer Pong
Always Sunny Beer Pong Refill Kit
Always Sunny Beer Pong Refill Kit
Pongo Instant Ping Pong Set
Pongo Instant Ping Pong Set
Minute To Win It Ping Pong Ball - Set of 4
Minute To Win It Ping Pong Ball - Set of 4

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Introduction
Gameplay
History
Versions
External links
 
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