MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – On November 29, 1972, the video game “Pong” was released by Atari and revolutionized the gaming industry.
“Pong” was not the first video game ever, but it was the first one to be a huge success.
In June 1972, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney co-founded Atari together. They then hired Allan Alcorn, who was a computer scientist and engineer, to help develop video games…