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''Video Olympics'' is one of the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quadrapong}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.

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''Video Olympics'' is one of the UsefulNotes/{{Atari Platform/{{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quadrapong}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.
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* CompilationRerelease: The UrExample, featuring ''Pong'', ''Super Pong'', ''Pong Doubles'', and ''Quadrapong'', along with a few other of Atari's early arcade games.

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''Video Olympics'' is one of the {{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quadrapong}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.

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''Video Olympics'' is one of the {{Atari UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quadrapong}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.
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''Video Olympics'' is one of the {{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.

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''Video Olympics'' is one of the {{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quadrapong}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.



* Games 33-34: Quadrapong (''Pong'' with both horizontal and vertical paddles)

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* Games 33-34: Quadrapong (''Pong'' with both horizontal and vertical paddles)''Quadrapong''.
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''Video Olympics'' is one of the {{Atari 2600}}'s launch titles. It has 50 games, based on ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Rebound}}''.

* Games 1-8: ''Pong'', for one to four players.
* Games 9-12: Super ''Pong'', with two paddles per player.
* Games 13-18: Soccer (''Pong'' with a different playfield)
* Games 19-22: Foozpong (''Pong'' with lots of paddles)
* Games 23-32: Hockey (''Pong'' with another different playfield)
* Games 33-34: Quadrapong (''Pong'' with both horizontal and vertical paddles)
* Games 35-38: Handball (''Pong'' with both paddles on the same side of the screen)
* Games 39-42: Volleyball (''Rebound'')
* Games 43-50: Basketball (''Rebound'' with hoops)

!!''Video Olympics'' provides examples of:
* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Actually color-coded teams, with one or two players per team.
* TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames
* NoPlotNoProblem
* PlayerVersusPlayer
* ScoringPoints
* SideView: The ''Rebound''-based games.
* TopDownView: The ''Pong''-based games.
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