Great Hierophant Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 If you could select any home Pong game from the 1970s, which would you select and why? Would you select the Magnavox Odyssey or one of its simplier derivates. Perhaps one of Atari's pongs. How about a Coleco Telstar? Or perhaps one of the many Pong systems based on th AY-3-8500 chip. Which Pong had the best graphics (color?) or sound? Which Pong had the best play? Which had the best game variations? How about the best controllers? If you can't think of any, then what would be your ideal pong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Telstar Arcade. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Magnavox Odyssey 500 is pretty good. Instead of vertical lines to control, it has little human shapes with tennis paddles, and hockey players with sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Pong--Telstar Arcade Dedicated non-Pong--Stunt Cycle I also found the build your own Pong kits interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I also found the build your own Pong kits interesting. Me too. That's on my long list of things to do one of these days. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Telstar Arcade. -S Anybody got screenshots of this thing that they can post? One just got sniped on epay for $54. The Old "Tanks" Game was cool Coleco, I think. Not a pong though. I remember playing it at summer camp the year before they got a VCS...with Air sea battle. My kid goes to the same camp now and they have N64 and PS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I'm partial to the Odyssey games (I have a 1, 100, and 300) so I'd get one of those. They look so damn cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukasa Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I have the chips that I need to build a coleco telstar combat, but I can't find the pinout or schematics anywhere. AY-3-8700-1 Brand-new, Unused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I have the chips that I need to build a coleco telstar combat, but I can't find the pinout or schematics anywhere. AY-3-8700-1 Brand-new, Unused. Interesting! Where did you get them? How many do you have? I guess I could open up my Coleco Combat .. and see where the pins are wired to. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Does Plasma Pong hidden in Jaguar Defender 2K count? Actually Ultra Pong from Atari has those psychadelic colors but after awhile they give me a headache. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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