The New Hit!

12 March 1973 (41 DR) - From Syzygy comes the new electronic hit, Pong. Battle against a friend on the electronic battlefield to see who is the greater player. Already sweeping the United States, Pong has begun to cross borders and become an international sensation.

When asked why his "video game" was so popular, Nolan Bushnell said, "It's successful because it's a game people already knew how to play, something so simple that any drunk in any bar could play. Also, unlike pinball, this is a two-player game. Friends can interact rather than one play and the other watch like pinball."

Pong, deemed revolutionary by the entertainment industry, has already sold 8-10,000 units and shows no sign of stopping. Is this the beginning of a "video game" revolution?

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle