This year, the video game turns 40. Let’s call it an occasion to spend a few more hours in front of our TVs, the place where it all started. More »
Loathe them all you like (except when it’s midnight; you’ve had a few drinks, and have 20 minutes to kill before your bus comes), McDonalds has done good with this billboard that lets iPhone users play Pong. It’s that simple. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/EG127HdhWZQ&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true} ); Two weeks, a lot of candles, plenty of patience, and some love for video games resulted in this incredible pixel-art animation. Watch it and the young pyromaniac in you will giggle. More »
Concrete Pong, a console made by Guus Oosterban by insulating a Pong clone console’s guts into plastic, dropping it into a box, and pouring concrete all over it. [Guus Oosterbaan via Make] More »
There are times in which a single technical development turns the world upside down, fast-forwarding humans to a new era. The wheel, the printer, the steam machine, the combustion engine, the plane, the transistor, and now, Table Top Pong. More »
The only thing geekier than slow dancing at arms length apart is Pong Prom. Covert Athletics’ hoodies are embedded with arduino controlled LEDs that display a game of pong. The controller? Your dance partner’s swaying hips, monitored by accelerometer. More »
After the first Pong cabinet was placed in Andy Capp’s Cavern in 1972, video games exploded, reaching their full stride by the late ’70s. Here are some of the notable games/systems you played (or would have played) back then: More »
