An Oldie, But Not A Goodie...
Pong is a cross between air hockey and table tennis, where players get to position an otherwise unmoving paddle along a vertical track in order to knock a small white ball at the opposing side of the game board. Where Wii Sports and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis found success with this formula in the past decade, its status as one of the earliest video games ever means its design was grounded in a time that few of today’s gamers were alive to see.
These folks will not respect the 2D black and white graphics, which were astounding to see in the 1970s. Nor will they be challenged by the substandard AI, which was only included as a stand-in for when human opponents were scarce. Toss in the glitch that keeps paddles from reaching the top of the screen, and you realize this game does not belong anywhere except the annals of history.
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