While heading to the arcade might be a thing of the past, it was once the biggest thing in gaming. And here's where it all started.

Now, instead of just playing "Pong," Atari home console owners could play a number of games on their own home television. This technology had been utilized prior to the 2600, ...

If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari’s “Home Pong” prototype. The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction ...

By 1975, the company was selling a home console version of Pong — and its speedy success put Atari on the radar of some much bigger companies. But it was an upstart that approached Alcorn for help.

Before the NES and even before Pong, the Magnavox Odyssey braved the frontier as the first home video game console. Here's what it was capable of.

Here's the console that started Atari's home video game business, Pong. First launched under the Sears Tele-Games brand in December 1975, Atari also released its own self-branded model the ...

It might be called the grandfather of the PS5. An original prototype of Atari’s “Home Pong” unit from 1975 sold for $270,910 at an auction this month.

When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, ...

When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, Atari ...