Original Pong Arcade, Going Once...
"Deposit quarter, ball will serve automatically, avoid missing ball for high score". These instructions started the history of arcade video games when the original Atari Pong was released late in 1972(*).
Now Ken a fellow at Microsoft is selling his Pong machine on Ebay. As a kid Ken spent some time at a resort in Eastern Washington where he encountered his first video game: Pong. Years later Ken had an itching for this first love and started asking around about Pong machines and eventually found one in Kansas 1997. After some negotiations he ended up sending a cashier's cheque sight unseen to the seller and soon was the proud new owner of a classic Pong.
This machine is in great condition with just a few dings in the cabinet. The face plate is great, all the lettering on the control panels is pristine and everything is original. It even has the original Syzygy service manual!
The counter inside states that 12029 games have been played on this unit, not bad! Game board and coin mechanism are also on great shape, so is the original Hitachi TV with its tie down strap. And yes, it does come with the original back board.
Ken wanted to raise some money for the resoration of a 1936 Ford Convertible so the Pong machine has to go. Well, I'll be bidding on it and so will every other classic game nut out there :)
(* Yes, I know Computer Space was first but that one was a flop! Cool game and cabinet though!)