Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum

Main => Consoles => Topic started by: Tahnok on July 11, 2005, 06:33:42 pm

Title: Building a pong console?
Post by: Tahnok on July 11, 2005, 06:33:42 pm

I've been looking into building an original pong setup lately. I'm wondering if anybody has any tips for which schematic/kit to use. I'm looking for something like the old Heathkit/Radio Shack ones from the mid-70s. I know you can still find commercial pong consoles (I have a few), but I want to actually build one. Thanks!

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: SteveJ34 on July 14, 2005, 12:23:23 am

You mean something like this?

http://www.escience.ca/circuitT/RENDER/0001/C9/3056/11280.html

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: Samstag on July 14, 2005, 02:20:36 am

Quote from: SteveJ34 on July 14, 2005, 12:23:23 am

You mean something like this?

http://www.escience.ca/circuitT/RENDER/0001/C9/3056/11280.html

It uses buttons instead of paddles!

[ahem] I knew Pong, sir, and you are no Pong.

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: lustreking on July 19, 2005, 01:31:33 pm

http://www.pong-story.com/pe1172.htm

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: Tahnok on July 19, 2005, 04:58:47 pm

Quote

You mean something like this?

http://www.escience.ca/circuitT/RENDER/0001/C9/3056/11280.html

I had never seen that one, but I have to agree with Samstag, pong with buttons is just wrong.

Quote from: lustreking on July 19, 2005, 01:31:33 pm

http://www.pong-story.com/pe1172.htm

Yeah, I've seen that site before. I was really looking for something that included the parts and board.

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: Daniel270 on July 20, 2005, 08:42:54 pm

Had to do a search of my own posts... but I found one... supposedly, you can order pretty much the entire kit here...

http://www.lupinesystems.com/pong/

Title: Re: Building a pong console?
Post by: hooded_paladin on July 22, 2005, 08:55:31 pm

"Joysticks now replace the horrible rotary controls used on the original game."

You've just gotta scream when you read that.



Oh well.