Game Classification

Pong Allan Alcorn (U.S.A.), Atari Inc (U.S.A.), 1972  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Arcade - Ball - Competition - Dexterity - Exergame - Game of reflex - Ping pong - Sports - Table tennis

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 3 to 7 years old / 8 to 11 years old / 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick
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Comments

Analyses
  • "In the game "Pong" (1972), the main mechanisms or "Gameplay Bricks" can be identified from the descriptions of the Brick families in the documents provided.

    Move (Medium): This gameplay brick is crucial in "Pong", as players must move their racket vertically to intercept the ball and return it to the opponent.

    Reach (Objective): The ultimate goal for players is to reach the ball with their racket in order to return it and prevent the opponent from scoring.

    By combining these two bricks, we obtain the "Solitary" metabric in the classification documents, which describes a game situation where the player must move to achieve a specific objective, in this case returning the ball efficiently.

    These elements describe the fundamental interactions and objectives of "Pong", emphasizing the game's minimalist yet engaging gameplay.
    (Source Chat GPT - 04/14/2024)"
Pong Pong is a video game released originally as a coin-operated arcade game by Atari Inc. on November 29, 1972. Pong is based on the sport of table tennis (or "ping pong"), and named after the sound generated by the circuitry when the ball is hit.
Pong is often regarded as the world's first video arcade game, but Computer Space by Nutting Associates had been launched a year earlier in 1971.
Pong was the first video game to achieve widespread popularity in both arcade and home console versions, and launched the initial boom in the video game industry.

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Arcade

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