<s>
Pong	B-Device
is	O
a	O
table	O
tennis	O
–	O
themed	O
twitch	O
arcade	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
simple	O
two-dimensional	O
graphics	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Atari	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1972	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Allan	O
Alcorn	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
exercise	O
assigned	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
Atari	O
co-founder	O
Nolan	O
Bushnell	O
,	O
but	O
Bushnell	O
and	O
Atari	O
co-founder	O
Ted	O
Dabney	O
were	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Alcorn	O
's	O
work	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
based	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
on	O
an	O
electronic	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
helped	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
competitors	O
released	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
deviated	O
from	O
Pong	B-Device
's	O
original	O
format	O
to	O
varying	O
degrees	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
led	O
Atari	O
to	O
encourage	O
its	O
staff	O
to	O
move	O
beyond	O
Pong	B-Device
and	O
produce	O
more	O
innovative	O
games	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
released	O
several	O
sequels	O
to	O
Pong	B-Device
that	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
gameplay	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
1975	O
Christmas	O
season	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
exclusively	O
through	O
Sears	O
retail	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
numerous	B-Application
clones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
permanent	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
Institution	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
cultural	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Device
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
sports	O
game	O
that	O
simulates	O
table	O
tennis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
producing	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
Bushnell	O
decided	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
company	O
to	O
produce	O
more	O
games	O
by	O
licensing	O
ideas	O
to	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Bushnell	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
electronic	O
tennis	O
he	O
had	O
played	O
before	O
;	O
Bushnell	O
played	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
a	O
PDP-1	B-Device
computer	O
in	O
1964	O
while	O
attending	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Alcorn	O
has	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
direct	O
response	O
to	O
Bushnell	O
's	O
viewing	O
of	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
's	O
Tennis	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1972	O
,	O
Bushnell	O
had	O
visited	O
the	O
Magnavox	O
Profit	O
Caravan	O
in	O
Burlingame	O
,	O
California	O
where	O
he	O
played	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
demonstration	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
table	O
tennis	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alcorn	O
first	O
examined	O
Bushnell	O
's	O
schematics	O
for	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
but	O
found	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
illegible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
knowledge	O
of	O
transistor	B-General_Concept
–	I-General_Concept
transistor	I-General_Concept
logic	I-General_Concept
(	O
TTL	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
Bushnell	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1972	O
,	O
Bushnell	O
and	O
Alcorn	O
installed	O
the	O
Pong	B-Device
prototype	O
at	O
a	O
local	O
bar	O
,	O
Andy	O
Capp	O
's	O
Tavern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
and	O
Alcorn	O
placed	O
the	O
prototype	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
tables	O
near	O
the	O
other	O
entertainment	O
machines	O
:	O
a	O
jukebox	O
,	O
pinball	O
machines	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
then	O
went	O
on	O
a	O
business	O
trip	O
to	O
Chicago	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
Pong	B-Device
to	O
executives	O
at	O
Bally	O
and	O
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
;	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
Pong	B-Device
to	O
fulfill	O
his	O
contract	O
with	O
Bally	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
driving	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
had	O
difficulty	O
finding	O
financial	O
backing	O
for	O
Pong	B-Device
;	O
banks	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
pinball	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Mafia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
Pong	B-Device
on	O
29	O
November	O
1972	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1973	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
shipping	O
Pong	B-Device
to	O
other	O
countries	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
foreign	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1973	O
by	O
Atari	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
had	O
been	O
beaten	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
by	O
two	O
Japanese	O
Pong	B-Device
clones	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1973	O
:	O
Sega	O
's	O
Pong	B-Device
Tron	O
and	O
Taito	O
's	O
Elepong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
Bushnell	O
pushed	O
his	O
employees	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
reduction	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
from	O
a	O
large	O
arcade	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
(	O
PCB	O
)	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
LSI	O
chip	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1974	O
,	O
Atari	O
engineer	O
Harold	O
Lee	O
proposed	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
that	O
would	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
:	O
Home	O
Pong	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
and	O
Gene	O
Lipkin	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
vice-president	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
approached	O
toy	O
and	O
electronic	O
retailers	O
to	O
sell	O
Home	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
but	O
were	O
rejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
contacted	O
Sears	O
after	O
coming	O
across	O
a	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
advertisement	O
in	O
the	O
sporting	O
goods	O
section	O
of	O
its	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1975	O
,	O
Atari	O
staff	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Home	O
Pong	B-Device
booth	O
at	O
the	O
American	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
(	O
a	O
trade	O
fair	O
)	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
soliciting	O
orders	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
argued	O
that	O
Atari	O
had	O
infringed	O
on	O
Sanders	O
Associates	O
 '	O
patents	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
electronic	O
ping-pong	O
based	O
on	O
detailed	O
records	O
Ralph	O
Baer	O
kept	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
's	O
design	O
process	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
1966	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
documents	O
included	O
depositions	O
from	O
witnesses	O
and	O
a	O
signed	O
guest	O
book	O
that	O
demonstrated	O
Bushnell	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
's	O
table	O
tennis	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
releasing	O
Pong	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
claims	O
that	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
Bushnell	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
fact	O
is	O
that	O
I	O
absolutely	O
did	O
see	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
game	O
and	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
clever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
may	O
have	O
delayed	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
by	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
to	O
avoid	O
disclosing	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
system	O
under	O
the	O
settlement	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pong	B-Device
arcade	O
games	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Atari	O
were	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
consistently	O
earned	O
four	O
times	O
more	O
revenue	O
than	O
other	O
coin-operated	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
consisted	O
primarily	O
of	O
"	O
Pong	B-Device
clones	O
"	O
;	O
author	O
Steven	O
Kent	O
estimated	O
that	O
Atari	O
had	O
produced	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
Pong	B-Device
was	O
an	O
instant	O
success	O
following	O
its	O
limited	O
1975	O
release	O
through	O
Sears	O
;	O
around	O
150,000	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
that	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
several	O
companies	O
released	O
clones	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
's	O
success	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
new	O
consoles	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
re-released	O
their	O
Odyssey	B-Device
system	O
with	O
simplified	O
hardware	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
released	O
updated	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
entered	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
with	O
their	O
Telstar	B-Application
console	I-Application
;	O
it	O
features	O
three	O
Pong	B-Device
variants	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
succeeded	O
by	O
newer	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
1977	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
six	O
variations	O
of	O
electronic	O
tennis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
15	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
fifteen	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	O
were	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
produce	O
themselves	O
—	O
they	O
had	O
previously	O
licensed	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dedicated	O
Pong	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
the	O
numerous	B-Application
clones	I-Application
have	O
since	O
become	O
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
rare	O
;	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pong	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
are	O
common	O
,	O
while	O
APF	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
TV	B-Application
Fun	I-Application
consoles	O
are	O
moderately	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
consider	O
Pong	B-Device
the	O
game	O
that	O
launched	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
as	O
a	O
lucrative	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kent	O
attributes	O
the	O
"	O
arcade	O
phenomenon	O
"	O
to	O
Pong	B-Device
and	O
Atari	O
's	O
games	O
that	O
followed	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
considers	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
the	O
successful	O
beginning	O
of	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Next	O
Generation	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
recounting	O
that	O
"	O
Next	O
Generation	O
staff	O
ignor[ed]	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
dollars	O
of	O
32-bit	O
software	O
to	O
play	O
Pong	B-Device
for	O
hours	O
when	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Pong	B-Device
as	O
number	O
34	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
,	O
or	O
perhaps	O
because	O
of	O
,	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
is	O
the	O
ultimate	O
two-player	O
challenge	O
–	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
reaction	O
times	O
and	O
very	O
simple	O
strategy	O
stripped	O
down	O
to	O
its	O
barest	O
essentials.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
named	O
Pong	B-Device
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
companies	O
that	O
produced	O
their	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
eventually	O
became	O
well	O
known	O
within	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
entered	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
with	O
clones	O
of	O
Home	O
Pong	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
Konami	O
decided	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
market	O
and	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Maze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Pong	B-Device
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
felt	O
that	O
Pong	B-Device
was	O
especially	O
significant	O
in	O
its	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
social	O
lubricant	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
multiplayer-only	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
hand	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
very	O
common	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
girl	O
with	O
a	O
quarter	O
in	O
hand	O
pull	O
a	O
guy	O
off	O
a	O
bar	O
stool	O
and	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
play	O
Pong	B-Device
and	O
there	O
's	O
nobody	O
to	O
play.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
come	O
up	O
to	O
me	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
met	O
my	O
wife	O
playing	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
'	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
nice	O
thing	O
to	O
have	O
achieved.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1977	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
and	O
several	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
Video	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Device
has	O
also	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
Atari	O
compilations	O
on	O
many	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	O
Classics	O
Evolved	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Retro	B-Device
Atari	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Application
:	I-Application
80	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	I-Application
One	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
loading	O
screen	O
minigame	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
TD	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
felt	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
imitators	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
better	O
products	O
,	O
leading	O
Atari	O
to	O
produce	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
release	O
:	O
Pong	B-Device
Doubles	O
,	O
Super	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
Ultra	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
Quadrapong	O
,	O
and	O
Pin-Pong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequels	O
feature	O
similar	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
include	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Pong	B-Device
Doubles	O
allows	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
pairs	O
,	O
while	O
Quadrapong	O
—	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Kee	O
Games	O
as	O
Elimination	B-Application
—	O
has	O
them	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
four-way	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushnell	O
also	O
conceptualized	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
to	O
entertain	O
children	O
in	O
a	O
Doctor	O
's	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
initially	O
titled	O
it	O
Snoopy	B-Application
Pong	B-Device
and	O
fashioned	O
the	O
cabinet	O
after	O
Snoopy	B-Application
's	O
doghouse	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
but	O
retitled	O
it	O
to	O
Puppy	B-Application
Pong	I-Application
and	O
altered	O
Snoopy	B-Application
to	O
a	O
generic	O
dog	O
to	O
avoid	O
legal	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1976	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
a	O
single-player	O
variation	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
where	O
the	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
remove	O
bricks	O
from	O
a	O
wall	O
by	O
hitting	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pong	B-Device
,	O
Breakout	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
numerous	B-Application
clones	I-Application
that	O
copied	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
Alleyway	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Break	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
All	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
puzzle	O
and	O
shooter	O
elements	O
was	O
reportedly	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
September	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Pong	B-Device
2000	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
series	O
of	O
arcade	O
game	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
storyline	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
known	O
as	O
Pong	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Next	I-Device
Level	I-Device
for	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Atari	O
celebrated	O
the	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
by	O
releasing	O
Pong	B-Device
World	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
zGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
Pong	B-Device
Quest	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Chequered	O
Ink	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
on	O
Steam	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Pong	B-Device
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
video	O
games	O
have	O
also	O
referenced	O
and	O
parodied	O
Pong	B-Device
;	O
for	O
example	O
Neuromancer	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concert	O
event	O
Video	O
Games	O
Live	O
has	O
performed	O
audio	O
from	O
Pong	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
retro	O
"	O
Classic	O
Arcade	O
Medley	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Black	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Whatever	O
Happened	O
to	O
Pong	B-Device
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dutch	O
design	O
studio	O
Buro	O
Vormkrijgers	O
created	O
a	O
Pong-themed	O
clock	O
as	O
a	O
fun	O
project	O
within	O
their	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
French	O
artist	O
Pierre	O
Huyghe	O
created	O
an	O
installation	O
titled	O
"	O
Atari	O
Light	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
people	O
use	O
handheld	O
gaming	O
devices	O
to	O
play	O
Pong	B-Device
on	O
an	O
illuminated	O
ceiling	O
.	O
</s>
