Atari Pong Cocktail Table Arcade Game

2015.027.001 ID plate.JPG
2015.017.001 NEC plate.JPG

Dublin Core

Title

Atari Pong Cocktail Table Arcade Game

Identifier

2015.027.001
SN 00252

Description

Cocktail Table model of original Pong.
Model CP200.
Rev E controller board.

Creator

Atari

Publisher

National Entertainment Company

Contributor

Made possible by Carl Claunch and Justin Smith

Date

c. 1973-74

Format

Arcade

Language

en

Type

Physical Object

Subject

Arcade Game

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

28" high, 29 3/4" diameter of top.

Repository

Arcade Storage
Box 199 - worn-out parts
Bod 89 - Keys

Condition

C

Monitor lights up but does not display game. 
Base worn, some scuffing and cat scratch damage to leatherette.
Inset glass in top over monitor has screened yellow block with gameplay instructions, Yellow is crazed. Instructions are intact.
Visible paper bezel around monitor has numerous small tears.
Knobs are original.
Interior dusty.
Coin-op mechanism removed. Keys included.
Unit has official Atari serial number plate inside and a National Entertainment Company plate on the front under the coin op mechanism.
Repair/restoration:
Game brought back to playing condition by Al Alcorn, September 2015. Replaced, worn-out parts returned along with machine.

Notes

Object was found in the garage by June Ohelo after the death of her husband, who had probably collected it. San Jose, 2015.

Entered by/date

8/15/2015 JH

Citation

Atari, “Atari Pong Cocktail Table Arcade Game,” Digital Game Museum Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://www.digitalgamemuseum.org/collection/items/show/2289.

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