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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: This game doesn't seem all that mind blowing like it did back in TheSeventies, does it? It doesn't help that the game is best controlled with dials, while most remakes rely on a d-pad or mouse.
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* CommonKnowledge: As covered on the main page, many in the general public erroneously repeat the myth that ''Pong'' was the first video game (or the only mildly better "first commercial video game" distinction). At best, it was the first commercially successful one, but you can find plenty of examples that go further back, both commercial and otherwise. This misconception primarily only covers the general public though, as most people with a surface understanding of gaming history know better.

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* CommonKnowledge: As covered on the main page, many in the general public erroneously repeat the myth that ''Pong'' was the first video game (or the only mildly better "first commercial video game" distinction). At best, it was the first commercially successful one, but you can find plenty of examples that go further back, both commercial and otherwise. This misconception primarily only covers the general public though, as most people with even a surface understanding of gaming history know better.
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* CommonKnowledge: As covered on the main page, many in the general public erroneously repeat the myth that ''Pong'' was the first video game (or the only mildly better "first commercial video game" distinction). At best, it was the first commercially successful one, but you can find plenty of examples that go further back, both commercial and otherwise. This misconception primarily only covers the general public though, as most people with a surface understanding of gaming history know better.
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* GoodBadBugs: In "Pongball Wizard" on ''Pong: The Next Level'', if you perform a table bump (done by double-tapping a direction) at the exact moment a ball hits a gutter stopper, that stopper will not lower. This is ''especially'' handy during the third variant, where you will inevitably be using this constantly.


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* ThatOneLevel: In ''Pong: The Next Level'', many players still have nightmares over Pongball Wizard stage 3 (On Fire). At first, it just seems like you're doing the same thing as the first two stages but with some more difficulty escalation. However, you quickly realize the development team got a little too carried away with cranking up the difficulty for this particular level -- you still have to hit every bumper three times a piece when they are lit, with this variant requiring you to to that a total of three times (meaning you will eventually hit every bumper at least nine times). In addition, the gutters now open if the ball hits it only one time. So, what's the catch? This stage now drops the other two balls in place ''at the same time that your first ball is in play,'' as opposed to treating the other two like VideoGameLives. This means not only does this stage go on for excruciatingly long, you have extremely little room to mess up during that time. There is absolutely nothing more frustrating than getting the final hit on the blue bumper with all you need to do to finish being to touch the gold, only to sink the last ball and having to do it all over again. Even knowing the GoodBadBug above doesn't save this level from being agonizing.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, [[UsefulNotes/ColorTVGame Color TV Game 6]], was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.

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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, [[UsefulNotes/ColorTVGame Color TV Game 6, 6]], was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, UsefulNotes/ColorTVGame6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.

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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, UsefulNotes/ColorTVGame6, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.

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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, Color TV Game 6, UsefulNotes/ColorTVGame6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even Nintendo's very first game device, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.

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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even Nintendo's ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s'' very first game device, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.
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* FollowTheLeader: Given it was one of the earliest video games ever made, and certainly the first one to achieve success, Pong ended up becoming one of the most heavily cloned video games of its day. There were dozens of mini-"consoles" made which featured variations of the game (i.e. Tournament 1000 by Unisonic, APF TV Fun, the Wonder Wizard, the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard, Sears Super Pong Tele-Game, Colorsport VIII, the Ricochet, TV-4 4-Way Video Game, Volley VI, Coleco Telestar/Telestar Arcade, etc.) Even Nintendo's very first game device, Color TV Game 6, was a Pong clone. Even the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II, the first game systems to use cartridges, had a Pong game made for them.



* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: This game doesn't seem all that mindblowing like it did back in TheSeventies, does it? It doesn't help that the game is best controlled with dials, while most remakes rely on a d-pad or mouse.

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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: This game doesn't seem all that mindblowing like it did back in TheSeventies, does it?it? It doesn't help that the game is best controlled with dials, while most remakes rely on a d-pad or mouse.

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