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Pong Doubles	ball and paddle sport tennis	1973	image specs screenshots machines company oc_id source /media/museum/software/pong-doubles_atari_cashbox-oct-1973_s.jpg label value year of release 1973 label value companies Atari label value type game label value media arcade cabinet label value systems Arcade label value number of players 2 - 4 players (versus) title subtitle text image /media/museum/software/arcade_pong-doubles_ss1.jpg title subtitle text image Article from october 1973 /media/museum/software/pong-doubles_atari_cashbox-oct-1973.jpg title subtitle text image Arcade cabinet /media/museum/software/arcade_pong-doubles_cab_1.jpg /museum/misc-arcade-video-games /companies/misc 427 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230602042214/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=427 2023-06-02

Pong Doubles was an evolution over the original pong, as it enabled 4 players to play simultaneously. There are two players per team, each controlling its own paddle.

Pong Doubles can also be played in two players mode only.

Apparently, and for once, Pong Doubles was not the first of its kind. Tennis Tourney from Allied Leisure, released in august 1973, claims to be the first 4 players video game ever. It's the same game as Pong Doubles, but released 3 months before (Pong Doubles was annouced in october 1973).