---
title: Hesitation
tags:
- ball and paddle
years:
- '1974'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1974'
  - label: companies
    value: Allied Leisure
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: arcade cabinet
  - label: systems
    value: Arcade
  - label: number of players
    value: 2 - 4 players (versus)
  screenshots:
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: arcade cabinet
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
  company: /companies/misc
  oc_id: 701
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530142719/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=701
    date: '2023-05-30'
---

Hesitation is another game derived from the original [Pong](/software/pong/) by Atari.

This version is for 2 or 4 players. Each player can move his paddle along one side of the display (see screenshot below). A big square in the middle acts as an obstacle.