Editing Pong (section)

===In popular culture===
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[[File:Universum TV Multispiel 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|First generation ''Pong'' console in a retro 1970s installation at the [[Computerspielemuseum Berlin]], in 2017|alt=Two children playing ''Pong'' on a television set.]]
The game is featured in episodes of television series including ''[[That '70s Show]]'',<ref>{{cite episode| title = Punk Chick| episode-link = List of That '70s Show episodes#Season 1: 1998–1999| series = That '70s Show| series-link = That '70s Show| network = Fox Broadcasting Company| air-date= 21 June 1999| season = 1| number = 22}}</ref> ''[[King of the Hill]]''<ref>{{cite episode| title = It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Neighbor Sings| episode-link = List of King of the Hill episodes#Season 9: 2004–2005| series = King of the Hill| series-link = King of the Hill| network = Fox Broadcasting Company| air-date= 15 May 2005| season = 9| number = 15}}</ref> and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite episode| title = Episode 5| episode-link = List of Saturday Night Live episodes#Season 1| series = Saturday Night Live| series-link = Saturday Night Live| network = NBC| location = New York City| air-date= 15 November 1975| season = 1| number = 5}}</ref> In 2006, an [[American Express]] commercial featured [[Andy Roddick]] in a tennis match against the white, in-game paddle.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kotaku.com/gaming/television/roddick-vs-pong-195709.php| title = Roddick vs. Pong| first = Brian| last = Ashcraft| date = 22 August 2006| publisher = [[Kotaku]]| access-date = 26 December 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090629220432/http://kotaku.com/gaming/television/roddick-vs-pong-195709.php|archive-date=29 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other video games have also referenced and parodied ''Pong''; for example [[Neuromancer (video game)|''Neuromancer'']] for the [[Commodore 64]] and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-37.html| title = The Greatest Games of All Time: Neuromancer| first = Sam| last = Parker| date = 13 February 2004| website = GameSpot| access-date = 14 January 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102171130/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-37.html|archive-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-updated-hands-on/1100-6197547/| title = Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Updated Hands-On| first = Luke| last = Anderson| website = GameSpot| date = 11 September 2008| access-date = 14 January 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220152/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-updated-hands-on/1100-6197547/| archive-date = 23 December 2017| url-status = live| df = dmy-all}}</ref> The concert event [[Video Games Live]] has performed audio from ''Pong'' as part of a special retro "Classic Arcade Medley".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://games.ign.com/articles/816/816582p1.html| title = Microsoft Brings Video Games Live To London| website = GameSpot| author = Microsoft| date = 28 August 2007| access-date = 7 September 2008| author-link = Microsoft |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070719050209/http://games.ign.com/articles/816/816582p1.html|archive-date=19 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Black Francis|Frank Black]]'s song "Whatever Happened to Pong?" on the album ''[[Teenager of the Year (album)|Teenager of the Year]]'' references the game's elements.<ref>{{cite AV media| people = [[Black Francis|Frank Black]] (Singer)| title= Album: [[Teenager of the Year (album)|Teenager of the Year]] Song: Whatever Happened to Pong?| date = 23 May 1994| publisher = [[Elektra Records]]}}</ref>

Dutch design studio Buro Vormkrijgers created a ''Pong''-themed clock as a fun project within their offices. After the studio decided to manufacture it for retail, Atari took legal action in February 2006. The two companies eventually reached an agreement in which Buro Vormkrijgers could produce a limited number under license.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kotaku.com/gaming/pong-clock/atari-threatens-pong-clock-makers-157394.php| title = Atari Threatens Pong Clock Makers| publisher = Kotaku| date = 28 February 2006| first = Brian| last = Crecente| access-date = 22 October 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712000450/http://kotaku.com/157394/atari-threatens-pong-clock-makers?tag=gamingpongclock|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1999, French artist [[Pierre Huyghe]] created an installation titled "Atari Light", in which two people use handheld gaming devices to play ''Pong'' on an illuminated ceiling. The work was shown at the [[Venice Biennale]] in 2001, and the [[Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/tech-rewind-interesting-facts-about-the-hit-arcade-video-game-pong/15795171|title=Tech rewind: Interesting facts about the hit arcade video game Pong|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=29 November 2015|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133228/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/tech-rewind-interesting-facts-about-the-hit-arcade-video-game-pong/15795171|archive-date=6 March 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The game was included in the [[London]] [[Barbican Art Gallery]]'s 2002 [[Game On (exhibition)|Game On exhibition]] meant to showcase the various aspects of video game history, development, and culture.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/london-museum-showcases-games/1100-6159465/| title = London museum showcases games| author = Boyes, Emma| website = GameSpot| date = 9 October 2006| access-date = 9 May 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140323001946/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/london-museum-showcases-games/1100-6159465/| archive-date = 23 March 2014| url-status = live| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

Beginning in 2012, [[Chuck E. Cheese|Chuck E. Cheese's]] began referencing Pong as a part of the rebranding of the [[Chuck E. Cheese (character)|Chuck E. Cheese]] character. According to a backstory of the character published in 2014, Chuck E. won $50 in a Pong tournament and moved to [[New York City]], where he eventually met the rest of the band members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-07 |title=The story of Chuck E. Cheese by Chuck E. Cheese |url=https://issuu.com/chuckecheeses/docs/the_story_of_chuck_e?e=11869875/7768485 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref>