The Atari Pong arcade machine made its debut on this day in 1972. According to the iconic games firm, “from an initial investment of $500, Atari made its first million,” from the success of Pong.
The 1970s were a formative decade for video games. This was when arcade games like Pong and Space Invaders were all the vogue. Lest it be forgotten, video game consoles were first popularized in the ...
If someone asked you to name the very first video game console, what would you say? The Nintendo Entertainment System? No, that launched in 1983, well into the game industry's life. The Atari 2600?