<s>
The	O
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
brand	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
first-generation	B-Device
single-player	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
manufactured	O
,	O
released	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
starting	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bumper	O
controllers	B-Device
on	O
the	O
sides	O
or	O
a	O
dial	B-Device
on	O
the	O
front	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
games	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
game	O
types	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
Pinball	O
,	O
Basketball	O
,	O
and	O
Breakout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
allows	O
7	O
games	O
—	O
4	O
pinball	O
variations	O
,	O
a	O
basketball	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Breakout	O
(	O
Breakout	O
and	O
a	O
variant	O
called	O
Break	O
Away	O
)	O
--	O
for	O
one	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
micro-controller	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
RAM	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
Pong	O
on	O
a	O
chip	O
"	O
IC	O
's	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
slew	O
of	O
pong	O
machines	O
Atari	O
Inc	O
.	O
had	O
been	O
releasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	O
was	O
played	O
primarily	O
with	O
the	O
side	O
bumper	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
Breakout	O
and	O
Basketball	O
with	O
the	O
dial	B-Device
and	O
top	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
different	O
models	O
of	O
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
released	O
over	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
released	O
both	O
woodgrain	O
and	O
cream	O
colored	O
versions	O
as	O
"	O
Atari	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
,	O
called	O
Video	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
February	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
