“…and the ball was square…” is the motto of the new website, http://www.pongmuseum.com/ , launched in commemoration of one of the most done and redone classic games of all time. The museum opened on January 27, 2009 and features the history of the ball and paddle style games throughout the years, beginning with a tribute to Ralph H. Baer, who came up with the idea of a television based gaming apparatus in 1966. Baer’s version of Pong was first featured on the Magnavox Odyssey almost forty years ago and was later made more popular by Atari in 1972. Since then, versions of pong have been programmed for virtually every gaming console, computer system, and mobile gaming concept. More about the classic game of pong and its founder can be seen at http://www.pong-story.com/intro.htm, or visit the pong museum to follow the evolution of the original pong game.

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