Documentary record connected to the editorial archive.
Documentary record of arcade halls, connected to the archive’s verified stories, dates and resources.
Museums, archives and collections show that preserving video-game history requires attention to machines, software, publications, promotional material and the cultural contexts that give them meaning.
Open storyPong is often used as an entry point to the commercial history of video games. Drawing cautiously on the available evidence, this article traces its association with arcades in 1972 and Atari’s later move toward a home version, separating documented details from broader interpretations about the medium’s growth.
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