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as it is today so games were quite limited. One of the most important limitations
was the graphics. As one of the very first arcade games, Pong was no
exception. The user interface was very simple, as you can see in Figure 2-1.
Still, it was so revolutionary that the public massively adopted it.
Figure 2-1.
A screenshot of the original Pong game
Allan Alcorn created Pong in 1972 while working at Atari. But the world almost
didn't get to know this game. As a trainee, Allan was assigned the exercise of
creating a game in order to develop his skills. He came back with Pong. The
Atari management team was so completely bluffed by the end result that they
decided to go commercial with the game. It was probably one of their best
decisions. The first release of Pong as an arcade game was a huge success and
it gave birth to the video game industry. Figure 2-2 shows the arcade version of
Pong.
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