Pong

Summary

Pong is a video game^[1]. Pong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Pong is the creator of Allan Alcorn^[3].
• Pong's instance of is recorded as video game^[4].
• Pong's instance of is recorded as arcade video game machine^[5].
• Pong was published by Atari, Inc.^[6].
• Pong's genre is sports video game^[7].
• Pong was followed by Atari 2600^[8].
• Pong's developer is recorded as Atari, Inc.^[9].
• Pong's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[10].
• Pong's designed by is recorded as Allan Alcorn^[11].
• Pong's Commons category is recorded as Pong^[12].
• Pong's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine^[13].
• Pong's game mode is recorded as shared/splitscreen multiplayer^[14].
• Pong's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[15].
• Pong's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[16].
• Pong's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• Pong was released on November 29, 1972^[18].
• Pong's sport is recorded as table tennis^[19].
• Pong's CPU is recorded as electronic component^[20].
• table tennis inspired Pong^[21].
• Pong's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pong'}^[22].
• Pong's different from is recorded as table tennis video game^[23].
• Pong's uses is recorded as analog electronics^[24].
• Pong's copyright holder is recorded as Atari, Inc.^[25].
• Pong's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].
• Pong's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Pong was published by Atari, Inc.^[6]. Pong is the creator of Allan Alcorn^[3].

Publication

Pong was released on November 29, 1972^[18]. Pong's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[16]. Pong's genre is sports video game^[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

table tennis inspired Pong^[21]. Pong was followed by Atari 2600^[8].

Why It Matters

Pong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Pong is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]