That might've been the first true multi-cart system, but that launched in 1977. Atari's first "Pong" console? Close, but the ...

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Ironically, Pong was directly inspired by the games featured ... Without other competition, home consoles grew steadily. At ...

Now widely regarded as the first video game to achieve serious commercial success, Atari’s 1972 Pong allowed two people ... But it was the advent of home consoles such as the Atari 2600 and ...

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