Video game consoles are pretty old now ... of a more complex nature was a market waiting to be built. It was with Pong in 1972, a game created by Bushnell and Dabney's newly-formed Atari, that ...

Contrary to what some may believe, "Pong" actually isn't the first home console game, or the first arcade game. It wasn't even the first game to emulate table tennis. However, Atari founders Nolan ...

No, that launched in 1983, well into the game industry's life. The Atari 2600? That might've been the first true multi-cart system, but that launched in 1977. Atari's first "Pong" console?

They made home console versions of Pong and followed with other arcade games. In 1976, the company was bought by Warner Communications for a reported $28 million. In September of 1977, it released ...

The most recognizable game in this era was one of the best games of all-time, Pong. In this generation, consoles were essentially smaller arcade machines in the sense that most could only play one ...

Atari pioneered the home video gaming industry in the 1970s with their 2600 console ... success of that game gave the company the capital to develop its breakout hit "Pong" but a lack of ...

This meant the VCS was able to play an unlimited number of different games, unlike the limited Pong-style consoles. Sears Video Arcade ad VCS sales were boosted by the deal Atari had already set ...

Another recent entry is the Atari Gamestation Pro ($99.99), a console with more modern wireless controllers released last month with more than 200 games including Asteroids, Centipede, Pong ...

Notable Consoles: Magnavox Odyssey, Coleco Telstar, Home Pong The first generation of gaming finds itself at the bottom of this list pretty much by default. While the first true video game ...