Celebrate Pong & ATARI [message #25563 ] Tue, 20 November 2012 05:20
Francois LE COAT
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Hi,http://uk.ign.com/ > November 20, 2012http://youtu.be/CMnd2zJfQkA > The game took place last week on http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/28/editorial-happy-40th-b irthday-atari >
Re: Celebrate Pong & ATARI [message #25564 is a reply to message #25563 ] Tue, 20 November 2012 05:46
LeGlod
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Le 20/11/2012 11:20, Francois LE COAT a écrit :> Hi, > > Here is what I just read ... > > Regards, > ____________________________________________________________ _________ > > *Pong Celebrates Birthday in Style* > Guests remained undisturbed. > by Daniel Krupa in <http://uk.ign.com/ > November 20, 2012 > > Atari celebrated the 40th birthday of its creation Pong by transforming > a 22-story building in Kansas City into a giant game of the seminal > video game. > > According to Downtown KC, Atari worked with the Downtown Council and > members of the City Lights organising committee to bring the game to > life on the side of the Downtown Marriott. It was part of the city's > Lights festival, which marks the start of the Salvation Army's annual > Christmas fund-raising drive. > > It hasn't yet been made official but it's hope that the Guinness Book > of World Records will certify this as 'The World's Largest Game of > Pong'. Have you seen bigger ? Come on, it's on the side of a big > building. What more do you want ? > > <http://youtu.be/CMnd2zJfQkA > The game took place last week on > Friday 16th, November. > > Pong is recognised as one of the very first arcade cabinets, and if you > don't know (but you probably do), it's is a simplified version of table > tennis with minimalist graphics. Allan Alcorn created the game in > response to a training exercised set for him by Atari co-founder Nolan > Bushnell. The game went onto achieve mainstream popularity. If you want > to know more about Atari and the genesis of its most famous game, read > our editorial celebrating the 40th Birthday of Atari : > < http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/28/editorial-happy-40th-b irthday-atari > > ____________________________________________________________ _________
Re: Celebrate Pong & ATARI [message #25614 is a reply to message #25564 ] Tue, 20 November 2012 12:01
Francois LE COAT
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Hi,> Francois LE COAT writes : >> Here is what I just read ... >> ____________________________________________________________ _________ >> >> *Pong Celebrates Birthday in Style* >> Guests remained undisturbed. >> by Daniel Krupa in <http://uk.ign.com/ > November 20, 2012 >> >> Atari celebrated the 40th birthday of its creation Pong by transforming >> a 22-story building in Kansas City into a giant game of the seminal >> video game. >> >> According to Downtown KC, Atari worked with the Downtown Council and >> members of the City Lights organising committee to bring the game to >> life on the side of the Downtown Marriott. It was part of the city's >> Lights festival, which marks the start of the Salvation Army's annual >> Christmas fund-raising drive. >> >> It hasn't yet been made official but it's hope that the Guinness Book >> of World Records will certify this as 'The World's Largest Game of >> Pong'. Have you seen bigger ? Come on, it's on the side of a big >> building. What more do you want ? >> >> <http://youtu.be/CMnd2zJfQkA > The game took place last week on >> Friday 16th, November. >> >> Pong is recognised as one of the very first arcade cabinets, and if you >> don't know (but you probably do), it's is a simplified version of table >> tennis with minimalist graphics. Allan Alcorn created the game in >> response to a training exercised set for him by Atari co-founder Nolan >> Bushnell. The game went onto achieve mainstream popularity. If you want >> to know more about Atari and the genesis of its most famous game, read >> our editorial celebrating the 40th Birthday of Atari : >> < http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/28/editorial-happy-40th-b irthday-atari > >> ____________________________________________________________ _________ > My best homebrew STE game pong > http://eureka.atari.org/Information.html > recursively.http://eureka.atari.org/ http://fon.gs/atarians/
Re: Celebrate Pong & ATARI [message #26723 is a reply to message #25614 ] Thu, 29 November 2012 15:30
Francois LE COAT
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Hi,> LeGlod writes : >> Francois LE COAT writes : >>> Here is what I just read ... >>> ____________________________________________________________ _________ >>> >>> *Pong Celebrates Birthday in Style* >>> Guests remained undisturbed. >>> by Daniel Krupa in <http://uk.ign.com/ > November 20, 2012 >>> >>> Atari celebrated the 40th birthday of its creation Pong by transforming >>> a 22-story building in Kansas City into a giant game of the seminal >>> video game. >>> >>> According to Downtown KC, Atari worked with the Downtown Council and >>> members of the City Lights organising committee to bring the game to >>> life on the side of the Downtown Marriott. It was part of the city's >>> Lights festival, which marks the start of the Salvation Army's annual >>> Christmas fund-raising drive. >>> >>> It hasn't yet been made official but it's hope that the Guinness Book >>> of World Records will certify this as 'The World's Largest Game of >>> Pong'. Have you seen bigger ? Come on, it's on the side of a big >>> building. What more do you want ? >>> >>> <http://youtu.be/CMnd2zJfQkA > The game took place last week on >>> Friday 16th, November. >>> >>> Pong is recognised as one of the very first arcade cabinets, and if you >>> don't know (but you probably do), it's is a simplified version of table >>> tennis with minimalist graphics. Allan Alcorn created the game in >>> response to a training exercised set for him by Atari co-founder Nolan >>> Bushnell. The game went onto achieve mainstream popularity. If you want >>> to know more about Atari and the genesis of its most famous game, read >>> our editorial celebrating the 40th Birthday of Atari : >>> < http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/28/editorial-happy-40th-b irthday-atari > >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ _________ >> My best homebrew STE game pong >> > > Très sympa =) > > I've made this <http://eureka.atari.org/Information.html > recursively. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pong-world/id553946340?mt=8 >http://eureka.atari.org/ http://fon.gs/atarians/
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