Snoopy Pong
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Description
This game is sometimes identified as being released in 1973, through we have reason to suspect it was created in 1974. Snoopy Pong was the original prototype for Puppy Pong, featuring the famous Peanuts character. Apparently, Atari never asked Charles Schultz if they could make a Snoopy game. Schultz threatened a lawsuit, and only one Snoopy Pong unit was ever developed.It is a table top game, and as a free play machine does not contain a coin mechanism.
Snoopy Pong was produced by Atari in 1973.
Atari released 139 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.
Other machines made by Atari during the time period Snoopy Pong was produced include: Pong, Doctor Pong, Gotcha, Space Race, Barrel Pong, and Pong Doubles
Specs
| Name | Snoopy Pong |
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| Developer | Atari (United States) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9598 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Ball and Paddle |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Introduction
The object is to keep the ball in play and hope your opponent misses.
Game Play
A ball is launched onto the playing field. Using a flat paddle, you deflect the ball towards your opponent. Your opponent also with a flat paddle, does the same. Points are scored when the opposing player missed and the ball gets past him/her. The first player to ten points, wins.
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Trivia
It is believed that only one of these games was ever created due to licensing issues. Later versions were released as Puppy Pong. Even after the cosmetic changes were made to the cabinet, Charles Schultz said the new game still looked too much like Snoopy's dog house. This is the same game as Dr. Pong and Puppy Pong but in a different cabinet.
Cabinet Information
The game is housed in a red Snoopy dog house with Snoopy Pong labeled in white at the bottom. Snoopy is lying on his back on the roof. There is no coin slot since the player simply pushes the start button to begin a game.
Miscellaneous
Due to obvious copyright issues, the game was never released or test marketed.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Snoopy Pong Census
There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Very rare - There are no known instances of this game owned by one of our active members.
Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Snoopy Pong.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
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