Atari® Mini Pong Jr.

The Atari Mini PONG Jr. from UNIS allows players to experience PONG in a whole new dimension. It will be bringing a high-tech yet retro ‘80s arcade experience to the home living room. The Atari Mini PONG Jr. is outfitted with an LCD screen, fitting perfectly on any table surface. The device features single-player play against an AI, 2-player local multiplayer, retro arcade sound effects, and physical dials for players to control their respective PONG paddles. The device is powered by a USB cable and adapter; users can optionally install three lithium rechargeable batteries for portable play.

• Lightweight and compact in size
• Perfect for home, office, and on-the-go
• Play with AI or friends
• Ten AI difficulty levels
• Intuitive interface, simple to use controls
• 7.9 Inch LCD Panel
• Lithium Rechargeable battery (3) for portable use
• USB powered

History of Pong

Atari® is an interactive entertainment company. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, PONG®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®.

Created as a simple-but-challenging table tennis simulation, the influential PONG arcade game debuted on November 29, 1972. It was the first commercially successful video game and an immediate smash hit that effectively established the video game industry. PONG was originally meant to be a simple training exercise, assigned to newly hired engineer Allan Alcorn by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell to acclimate him to creating games. Alcorn went above and beyond, adding appealing features such as segmented paddles that changed the angle of the “ball” and accelerating speeds as play went on. Alcorn also elected to retain a “glitch” that didn’t allow the paddles to reach the top of the screen, which added to the game’s difficulty. Lastly, Bushnell had Alcorn add cheering crowd noises and other sound effects. The game was so well-received that Bushnell and the team were able to rapidly grow Atari and an entire industry was born.

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