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Atari Pong Game, circa 1976
1974/1978
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Pong, a simple video ping-pong game, started in 1972 as an early and incredibly popular arcade game. Manufacturer Atari, under its legendary co-founder Nolan Bushnell, released a home version of the game through Sears in 1975. One of the first successful home video games, Pong paved the way for this new leisure activity for kids and adults.
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Details
- Title: Atari Pong Game, circa 1976
- Date Created: 1974/1978
- Subject Keywords: Play (Recreation), Video games, Games
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=293413
- Object Name: Video game
- Object ID: 99.114.1
- Image ID: THF151659
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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