
The year was 1972 and Atari stepped on the scene like never before. The godfather of all video games was mesmerizing everyone with its little bouncing ball and paddles. 1972 was the year of Pong and nothing would ever be the same.
Now Pong is up for a commemorative star on the Walk of Game in San Francisco. Pong is competeting against Frogger, Space Invaders, Street Fighter II, Castlevania, Civilization, Donkey Kong, Doom, Double Dragon, EverQuest, Final Fantasy, Fox McCloud (Star Fox), Grand Theft Auto, Half-Life, Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), Madden NFL, Myst, Pac-Man, Pitfall Harry, Quake, Resident Evil, Samus Aran (Metroid), StarCraft, Tetris and The Sims.
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