50 years ago TODAY, @atari released Pong, the world's first commercially successful video game! 🏓 Pong helped establish the video game industry — it's even part of the Smithsonian collection due to its cultural impact. Thank creator @alalcorn for his pioneering work! 🎮

@codeorg @atari @alalcorn On your bday @JohnBoles1

@codeorg @atari @alalcorn I remember it well Hadi. I’d stop at a gas and get a few gallons of gas at about $1.00 per gallon, drive from East Oakland to Japan Town in San Francisco and visit a bar and drop quarters in the Pong machine all night just to play that game. And I don’t even drink.