Atari Pin Pong 1974

[@maxducoudray]

Thank you for recording this obscure game.

[@ThrilloVanHouten]

Finally, a video of Pin Pong in action. Thanks for posting this!

[@stevensgoodallsg]

Thank you. Much obliged. I've not seen this game before.

[@Fontgod]

Gravity and inertia simulation surprisingly good for this era of game.

[@pcjohn0308]

Wow, love bronze age games yet I've never heard of this one.

[@potatoegirl31]

I have the feeling playing this would feel far more 'immersive ' than any of the machines in later decades, due to its analogue elements, especially those cool lights from above! Thank you for bringing such a rare old machine back to life! :)

[@wjing63]

I was watching Steve Wozniak talk about computer and game history. I can't understand many machines and games at that age. Thanks for your demonstrations.

[@CameronMcCasland]

Too cool. Would love to play this.

[@VicSage2005]

These videos are just fantastic, Blinddog! Please keep 'em coming!

[@ayjanu]

Awesome! Seeing the early, non-CPU arcade games in action makes me smile, even though I was born after their heyday. Subscribed.

[@seanwilkinson3975]

I've never seen or heard of Pin Pong before. Very nice video! This would have been a blast to play back in the day, and it's still pretty intriguing. The ball physics are not that bad at all, there are plenty of targets to shoot for, and it's indeed got that '70s groovy look and feel. Very cool, considering there's no actual CPU governing the action. The ball launch button...while I don't know the technical term for that type, I have always loved it for its look (like something from a spacecraft control panel, especially when it lights up from inside) and feel. Their clickiness has always tickled my fingers and brain. Atari used them in a fair number of games, like Lunar Lander (which also had that boss thrust lever - all-business and not a lame plastic approximation).

[@optimisticwhovian1726]

Fascinating, thanks for sharing, as a casual person you tend to think video games didn't really get going until the late 70s or at least I do but when you see all this you realise how early on arcade machines were developing, this is pretty cool for 1974 although the sound isn't great, a shame they couldn't do a bit more with that. You said this game was rare, did you mean rare in the United States in 1974 and if so approximately how many units would've been available?

[@blinddog44]

I have never seen any official numbers for the early games but I have heard it estimated that the run was probably around 250

[@kujibo]

Never knew this existed until I came across this at NWPAS last weekend and thought it was very interesting (the whole Atari section there was awesome to see). Honestly thought it was pretty unpolished for an arcade game, even with how early it was. Had no idea there is no CPU, so that probably explains a lot, makes it an amazing technical achievement really. Certainly is an interesting collector piece, must be rare!

[@plateshutoverlock]

2 very unusual things here: It looks like they are using an LCD as an overlay, but instead of glass, it's all made up of a flexible plastic bonded to the CRT face. I've never seen an lcd panel like that The CRT appears to have a diagonal raster.

[@Fontgod]

A reply to an old post, but guessing the diagonal raster may just be the result of rolling shutter distortion on the camera, similar to how spinning airplane props look bent when filming them.

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

great game! no CPU inside hehe. very basic and fun enough for that time period

[@wigwagstudios2474]

>8D

[@backlineninja]

hello i actually have a this game and i was wondering if maybe you can or could help me out with a few questions thank you i would really apprecaite it you can find me on facebook

[@Angelina-bi1ld]

...."WANT TO SELL IT"?