But at this time, 'Syzygy' was already used by a roof-tiling company and finally, the name was changed to 'Atari' (a word equivalent to the term 'check' used in the Japanese strategy board game 'Go', Bushnell was an avid Go player) and give it the 'FUJI'-symbol (from the Japan's largest mountain 'Fujijama') as its logo. Ted Dabney start their own game company, named 'Syzygy' (means 'the sun, moon and earth in total eclipse'). Screen Orientation: Horizontal Video Resolution: 858 x 525 Pixels Screen Refresh: 29.97 Hz Palette Colors: Nothing Players: 2 TRIVIA On June 27, 1972, Mr. The home version had an integrated chip replacing most of these logic chips in 1974. TECHNICAL The arcade PONG hardware was developed using 66 TTL logic chip. Atari coin-op version of Pong can only be played with two players with each player controlling a paddle. Players score one point by maneuvering the square past their opponent's paddle. Game play consists of players moving their respective paddles vertically to defend their scoring zones. If the square strikes the perimeter of the playing field, or one of the simulated paddles, the square ricochets based on the angle of the impact. A small square representing a ping pong ball travels across the screen in a linear trajectory. Pong is a basic simulation of the racket sport of table tennis. Arcade Video game published 50 years ago: Pong © 1972 Atari, Incorporated.
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