Pong
Atari's two-paddle table tennis arcade game and arguably the first sports game.
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What was said about Pong
A one-person game spawned a wave of clones and a whole genre. Pong was made by one person, and other companies quickly flooded the market with clones. Variants swapped in hockey, soccer or basketball, which started the sports genre.
Pong is arguably the first sports game.
Pong's one-person team shows how small bets leave room for unproven ideas. Early games needed tiny teams, so makers could take chances without existing proof of demand. The credits show it: Pong has 1 person, Super Mario Bros 7 and Wolfenstein 3D 10.
As budgets grew to teams of 100 plus and tens of millions of dollars, publishers became risk averse and new genres stopped appearing in the 2000s. Quote: "It was a little less risky, so we could take a chance with games."
The History of Every Video Game Genre
Pong was made by one person and triggered a flood of clones from other companies. Variants swapped in hockey, soccer or basketball and started the sports genre.
A one-person game spawned a wave of clones and a whole genre. Pong was made by one person, and other companies quickly flooded the market with clones. Variants swapped in hockey, soccer or basketball, which started the sports genre.
Pong is arguably the first sports game.
Pong's one-person team shows how small bets leave room for unproven ideas. Early games needed tiny teams, so makers could take chances without existing proof of demand. The credits show it: Pong has 1 person, Super Mario Bros 7 and Wolfenstein 3D 10.
As budgets grew to teams of 100 plus and tens of millions of dollars, publishers became risk averse and new genres stopped appearing in the 2000s. Quote: "It was a little less risky, so we could take a chance with games."
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