<s>
Rebound	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two-player	O
sports	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atari ]	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1974	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
each	O
control	O
paddles	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
volleyball	B-Device
net	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
ball	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Rebound	B-Application
began	O
in	O
late	O
1973	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
variations	O
they	O
produced	O
in	O
1974	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
successful	O
Pong	B-Application
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fourth-ever	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kee	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1974	O
,	O
was	O
Spike	O
,	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Rebound	B-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
"	O
spike	O
"	O
button	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
paddle	O
jump	O
up	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
bounce	O
the	O
ball	O
downwards	O
instead	O
of	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Atari	O
sold	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
to	O
convert	O
any	O
Atari	O
two-player	O
Pong	B-Application
variant	O
into	O
Rebound	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
1977	O
Rebound	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Video	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebound	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two-player	O
volleyball	B-Device
sports	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
each	O
controlling	O
a	O
paddle	O
representing	O
a	O
person	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
volleyball	B-Device
net	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
of	O
changing	O
the	O
angle	O
of	O
deflection	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
subsidiary	O
Kee	O
Games	O
made	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Spike	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
functionally	O
almost	O
identical	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
spike	O
"	O
button	O
;	O
this	O
button	O
made	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
paddle	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
potentially	O
bouncing	O
the	O
ball	O
into	O
a	O
downward	O
trajectory	O
like	O
a	O
volleyball	B-Device
spike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebound	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atari ]	O
beginning	O
in	O
late	O
1973	O
;	O
the	O
final	O
schematics	O
are	O
dated	O
November	O
31	O
,	O
1973	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Volleyball	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1973	O
was	O
near	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
industry	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pong	B-Application
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
and	O
fourth	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
the	O
nascent	O
industry	O
was	O
largely	O
composed	O
of	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
ball-and-paddle	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Atari	O
created	O
games	O
with	O
other	O
gameplay	O
types	O
in	O
1973	O
and	O
1974	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Race	I-Application
(	O
1973	O
)	O
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Trak	I-Application
10	I-Application
(	O
1974	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
created	O
several	O
Pong-like	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebound	B-Application
was	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
that	O
theme	O
,	O
featuring	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
gravity	O
arcing	O
the	O
ball	O
and	O
both	O
paddles	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebound	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
February	O
1974	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
announcement	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Atari	O
ball-and-paddle	O
games	O
from	O
1974	O
include	O
Superpong	O
and	O
Quadrapong	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Pong	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
market	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
distributors	O
,	O
and	O
operators	O
;	O
manufacturers	O
like	O
Atari	O
sell	O
game	O
machines	O
to	O
distributors	O
—	O
who	O
handle	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
electronic	O
machines	O
—	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
sell	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
operators	O
of	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1970s	O
,	O
distributors	O
bought	O
games	O
on	O
an	O
exclusive	O
basis	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
only	O
one	O
distributor	O
in	O
each	O
distribution	O
region	O
would	O
carry	O
products	O
from	O
a	O
given	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
restricting	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
only	O
the	O
operators	O
that	O
distributor	O
sold	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
in	O
1973	O
just	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
old	O
and	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
hit	O
first	O
game	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
felt	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
smaller	O
manufacturer	O
this	O
setup	O
severely	O
limited	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
sell	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
:	O
they	O
could	O
only	O
contract	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
distributors	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
only	O
buy	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
per	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
such	O
game	O
by	O
Kee	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1974	O
,	O
was	O
Spike	O
,	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Rebound	B-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
spike	O
"	O
button	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
paddle	O
jump	O
up	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
knock	O
the	O
ball	O
downwards	O
;	O
other	O
than	O
that	O
addition	O
it	O
is	O
functionally	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebound	B-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
notable	O
Pong	B-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
numbers	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
Rebound	B-Application
or	O
Spike	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
a	O
table	O
made	O
in	O
1976	O
by	O
Ralph	O
H	O
.	O
Baer	O
in	O
his	O
book	O
Videogames	O
:	O
In	O
the	O
Beginning	O
containing	O
sales	O
numbers	O
for	O
most	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
any	O
numbers	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
,	O
Atari	O
sold	O
conversion	O
kits	O
which	O
could	O
modify	O
any	O
two-player	O
Pong	B-Application
variant	O
they	O
produced	O
into	O
a	O
Rebound	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kits	O
included	O
a	O
circuit	O
board	O
to	O
plug	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
and	O
decal	O
stickers	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
on	O
the	O
cabinets	O
with	O
"	O
Rebound	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1977	O
,	O
Rebound	B-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
Video	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
home	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
variants	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Volleyball	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
