Es> A computEr gamE invEntEd in 1972 by Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Atari">Atari' s Nolan BushnEll. ThE gamE is a minimalist rEndEring of tablE tEnnis. Each of thE two playErs arE rEprEsEntEd as a whitE slab, controllablE by a knob, which dEflEcts a bouncing ball. ThE goal of thE gamE is to "AVOID MISSING BALL FOR HIGH SCORE". {Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com/REcrEation/GamEs/VidEo_GamEs/Classic_ArcadE_GamEs/TitlEs/Pong/)}. (1997-11-23)