October 1978 · Game
Atari Football (1978)
Atari's Football arcade game from October 1978 popularized the trackball controller.
Not the first trackball game, but credited with popularizing the controller.
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Facts
- Date
- October 1978
- Kind
- Game: Arcade sports
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Genre
- Sports
- Format
- Arcade
Source: Wikipedia
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