6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Pong Doubles
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tags:
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- ball and paddle
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- sport
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- tennis
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years:
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- '1973'
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params:
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specs:
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- label: year of release
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value: '1973'
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- label: companies
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value: Atari
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- label: type
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value: game
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- label: media
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value: arcade cabinet
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- label: systems
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value: Arcade
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- label: number of players
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value: 2 - 4 players (versus)
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screenshots:
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- title: ''
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: Article from october 1973
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: Arcade cabinet
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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machines:
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- /museum/misc-arcade-video-games
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company: /companies/misc
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oc_id: 427
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602042214/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=427
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date: '2023-06-02'
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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.
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Pong Doubles can also be played in two players mode only.
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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).
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