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oct 26, 1972 - Atari's Pong

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Atari releases Pong the first commercially successful arcade video game. It is also the first arcade sports game. This used two dials which allowed for cooperative play. It was controlled by turning the dial to move up and down.

(http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/4007/Atari-PONG/)

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oct 26, 1972
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~ 53 years ago

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