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{{ | {{InfoboxGame | ||
|title = Pin Pong | |title = Pin Pong | ||
|image = | |image = 1975 Pin Pong Flyer - Front.jpg | ||
|developer = Atari Inc. | |developer = Atari Inc. | ||
|publisher = Atari Inc. | |publisher = Atari Inc. | ||
|platforms = {{plat-arcade}} | |||
|date = November 1974 | |date = November 1974 | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/ | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/66289/pin-pong}} | ||
''Pin Pong'' is a pinball video game released by Atari Inc. in 1974. The game simulates the play of an electro-mechanical pinball table using relatively simple graphics like those found in ''[[Pong]]'' including flippers, bumpers, and drop targets. | |||
== Gameplay == | |||
Balls enter the playfield launched from the left side of the board - the opposite of most pinball tables. An overlay on the screen defines the table as well as the score values of each target. After each ball drain, the drop targets reset to active. | |||
== Announcements == | |||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974-11 Vending Times pg 66 02.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=November 1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Announcement of ''Pin Pong'' in Vending Times. | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975-01 Play Meter pg 42 01.png | |||
|title=Play Meter | |||
|date=January 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Announcement of ''Pin Pong'' in Play Meter. | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
== | == Flyers == | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
1975- | {{GalleryCard | ||
|file=1975 Pin Pong Flyer - Front.jpg | |||
|title=Flyer (front) | |||
|date=1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975 Pin Pong Flyer - Back.jpg | |||
|title=Flyer (back) | |||
|date=1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 13 February 2025
Pin Pong is a pinball video game released by Atari Inc. in 1974. The game simulates the play of an electro-mechanical pinball table using relatively simple graphics like those found in Pong including flippers, bumpers, and drop targets.
Gameplay[edit]
Balls enter the playfield launched from the left side of the board - the opposite of most pinball tables. An overlay on the screen defines the table as well as the score values of each target. After each ball drain, the drop targets reset to active.
