Throwback Game Reviews: Pong

by Angelo, Grade 7

Honestly, this is getting out of hand. For my third review, we need to throw you back to the ’70s. *shiver* Anyway, yes, we are doing this. Pong! The first official video game, pong was groundbreaking. Without this, we never would have seen the likes of Final Fantasy or Apex. In 1958, a scientist named William Higinbotham created the first video game, later adapted in 1972 as pong. So you could say that pong has been around, in one way or another, for 62 years. This tennis game can be played by yourself or with a friend, but you just move a paddle up and down to catch a ball. I know it’s important, but it’s boring compared to today’s games. 1 out of 10, don’t ever play it, and if you do, you will be cursed until the end of time(maybe).