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Quadra Pong

Arcade Video game published 50 years ago by Atari, Inc.

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Quadra Pong screenshot

Quadra Pong © 1974 Atari.

Re-release of "Elimination!", Atari released this game a year earlier through their subsidiary Kee Games.

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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It was only available in an small table format that had a surface area of around 2 feet by 3 feet. Their were control panels on either end, each of which had an analog spinner control located at each corner. The surface of the control panel smoothly arched up slightly, meeting a piece of curved plexiglass that covered the monitor, and then that plexiglass met the other control panel. So basically the surface of the game was not flat, but was a mild arch instead, probably to keep people from setting their drinks on the game. Almost every other cocktail arcade game ever made had a flat surface, so this one is rather unique in that aspect. The side of the machine was all white, and featured sideart that advertised 'QUADRA PONG' in a 'futuristic' font. This was also a bit off, since cocktail tables almost never have sideart.

TRIVIA

Quadra Pong was released in March 1974, selling at an MSRP of $795.

This was the first widely released cocktail style arcade game.

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SERIES

1. Pong (1972)
2. Pong Doubles (1973)
3. Quadra Pong (1974)
4. Super Pong (1974)
5. Pong - The Next Level (1999, PC CD-ROM, Sony PS and Game Boy Color)

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