Home Pong Review

Brief Description:

The Home Pong was one of the earliest home consoles ever made. It was released by Atari in 1972.

The Positive Points: None Whatsoever

The Negative Points:

-It was made for, and could only play one game: Pong.

-The controls were all one piece, so both players had to be right next to each other, and put the control panel on to a big-enough table so that they could play. I can imagine that this would be awkward too.

-There was simply no need or reason for this console's existence. Arcades were on the verge of becoming more common and popular, so there was no reason to buy something yourself just to play that one game. Also, even if you couldn't go out on a rainy day or something to the arcade, a home console already existed on which two people could play Pong: the Magnavox Odyssey.

Innovative: No

Affordability At It's Release (affordability for it's time): Very Expensive

General Public Rating: This is a very unknown console, so it's hard to say

Success: Unknown

My Personal Final Rating: Super Poop (1/6)