Play Pong Online
17 February 09
Play a version of the classic arcade game - originally launched in 1972 by our Video Games Fellow, Nolan Bushnell for Atari.
At this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards, Nolan Bushnell , one of the founding fathers of the video games industry will receive the Academy Fellowship.
In 1972 Nolan oversaw the release of what was to become one of the best-loved – and most-played – video games of all time: Pong. With its simple format and instantly accessible gameplay, Pong was the first video game to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home console markets.
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2m
(07-26-2011)
"I remember '72 when the local bar bought the "Pong Table". We played for hours and hours and there were enough place on the table for beers. :-) "
Robert
(26-38-2011)
"I won 10-0 vs the computer on expert mode!! YAY!!"
oju 8)
(07-30-2011)
"it's cool! ... but how to turn off sound?"
silvana hubbard
(18-53-2011)
"I WON YAY!"
Megan and Amy
(13-57-2011)
"tHIS iS SUCH A COOL GAME!!! IT'S GREAT HAVING A TOPIC LESSON SPENT PLAYING ON PONG!!"
Cassidy and Olivia
(13-39-2011)
"we are better than u sivana xx :)"
silvana hubbard
(12-01-2011)
"I WON YAY!"
Isabelle Allen
(08-15-2011)
"This game is boring"
Isabelle Allen
(07-56-2011)
"Very old, yet very entertaining!"
Jacob Oliver
(06-29-2011)
"Cool. really boring but fun"
Chris
(04-24-2011)
"Unfortunately all online versions of pong I've ever played have ridiculous lag which makes the game unplayable past a couple quick tries.."
Kyle
(04-20-2011)
"Haha. Doing a project for this @ school. Pretty cool. :)"
Shannelle
(02-25-2011)
"My mum told me to have a look at this game as I am 10 years of age and I take advantage of all the LATEST gadgets I have! She used to play this her self back in the 80's! Wow how boring is this, I find no entertainment. It's great to have the expereince though ha ha x"