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The first arcade game, Pong!
In 1972, Atari Inc. creates its first arcade game Pong which was created by Allan Alcorn who created it as a training exercise. Alcorn purchased a $75 Hitachi black-and-white television set and placed it into a 4 foot wooden cabinet and set the wires into boards to create the necessary circuitry. It turned out to be a big hit. -
QuadraPONG!
It was Pong with the four player command and added in new sounds and displays -
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Home-PONG
In 1974, Harold Lee proposed to make a home version of Pong. The system began with the help of Allan Alcorn and was sold in 1976 -
Ultra-PONG!
Ultra Pong is a dedicated home console version of Pong that was released by Atari in 1977 as a follow-up to the 1976 release of Super Pong. It allowed two player and a 3 player mode and added color -
Breakout!
In 1977, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs built for Atari, Breakout! which is Pong but you have to break bricks instead of play electronic ping pong.