Pong Comments

Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the earliest arcade video
games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple
two-dimensional graphics. The aim is to defeat an
opponent—either computer-controlled or a second
player—by earning a higher score. The game was originally
manufactured by Atari Incorporated (Atari), who released it
in 1972. Pong was created by Allan Alcorn as a training
exercise assigned to him by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.
Bushnell based the idea on an electronic ping-pong game
included in the Magnavox Odyssey, which later resulted in a
lawsuit against Atari. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's
work, Atari decided to manufacture the game. Pong quickly
became a success and is the first commercially successful
video game, which led to the start of the video game
industry. Soon after its release, several companies began
producing games that copied Pong's gameplay, and eventually
released new types of games. As a result, Atari encouraged
its staff to produce more innovativ