JPjuice23 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) I'm writing a report about Pong and it's history, and I had a few questions. One. How much did it cost to play a round of pong, and it was 90 seconds a round correct? Two. Where would you find a pong machine in 1972/1973? Bars? Anywhere else? Three. Did Pong's controls in the arcade differ from the Pong consoles? I may have a few more that I can't remember. Anyways if someone who grew up at this time could help me out here, that'd be wonderful. Thanks. Edited January 22, 2012 by JPjuice23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The original Pong was placed in a place named "Andy Capp's Tavern". They mostly ended up in bars. Play was $0.25 per game, but I don't think there was a time limit - fairly certain it was 2 player only and you played to a certain score. As far as controls, they were the same. Potentiometer controlled the paddle position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Wiki International Arcade Museum Pong Story There are links to other sources from there. Edited January 23, 2012 by FujiSkunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaman Legends Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A3. Depends on which pong unit your talking about the official Atari ones did have the same analog but some clones had sliders or up down joysticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 JPjuice23, sounds like a great project! The pong genre has had a long and interesting evolution with Breakout and Arkanoid adding new dimensions of fun. New variants of this classic continue to emerge such as Breakout Boost running on contemporary hardware and BREAKANOID for the Atari 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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