PONG The Parody Review PONG is one of the first video games. Introduced in 1972, it is based off of the sport table tennis. You either attempt to beat the computer or another player at this game. Presentation - 7/10 It's not really all that, but sometimes simplicity make the game better, right? In this game, you play as a paddle. But the paddle has a great and intricate history, involving and old guy and an oscilloscope. But go look that up on Wikipedia, because I'm bored and have to get through this Mockview. I made up that word. Well, back to the review. : Graphics - 8.5/10 The graphics of this game are absolutely breathtaking. The game is set so that you are looking from the top down. It's 2D, so no worrying about moving the paddle in two axes. The ball looks very realistic, and its physics are almost completely identical to that of the real world. Sound - 6/10 Not the best soundtrack, but the sound effects are not bad. The beeps are very addicting. Gameplay - 10/10 Extremely simple, but even more addicting. Trust me; you'll use up your salary's worth of quarters in one week. You use a knob to move your paddle up and down, and keep the ball from getting past. Lasting Appeal - 10/10 As I said in the Gameplay section, you'll use up your salary's worth of quarters in a week. Then you'll start robbing banks for quarters to get more PONG. After a year, you'll still be playing. In thirty-six years, you might still be playing. Overall - 41.5/50 Overall, this is an awesome game. Almost every aspect of the game is amazing, and this game is extremely addicting. I highly recommend this game to everyone, and thank you for reading my review for PONG.
Don't get me started with PONG for Atari 2600... You gotta give it credit for being the father of all video games..
I'm talking before the 2600. I can't find any pictures on the web, but one of my grandparent's neighbours had a pong machine; it was bright orange, and the controller was simply a box on a cable with a knob on it. I remember the display being in green too, but it was the simplest pong, two lines for the bats and a dot for the ball, there may not have even been a net.
