1975 · Computer or hardware
Home Pong (1975)
Atari's single-game home version of Pong, sold exclusively through Sears under the Tele-Games name in 1975.
Sold from late October to mid November 1975, Home Pong used LSI chip technology to shrink the arcade game to a living-room unit. It sparked a wave of Pong clones and helped establish Atari as a consumer brand.
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Facts
- Date
- 1975
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Dedicated console
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- Graphics
- Monochrome
- Media
- Built-in Pong
- Units sold
- about 150,000 in 1975 (Sears) plus 50,000 Atari-branded
- Generation
- 1st
- First sold in
- North America
- Notable games
- Pong
Source: Wikipedia
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