Pong Attract Mode

[DanBoris]

Does anyone know what and original Pong machine does during the attract mode? I have been trying to finish my analysis of the Pong schematics and the attract mode is turning out to be a little tricky. I know the net and score remain on the screen and the paddles are hidden, but I am not clear on what the ball does. I am not sure if it's hidden, or if continues to repeated serve.

 

Dan

[DigitalDaredevil]

I just turned my Pong machine and it defaulted to a score of 11 - 11, and the ball just bounces off the left and right walls, but also bounces off the top. There appeared to be no straight shots from side to side, the ball always hit a top or bottom before hitting the other left or right side.

There were no paddles visible. If you need anything else, or would like some video of it, let me know.

[DanBoris]

I just turned my Pong machine and it defaulted to a score of 11 - 11, and the ball just bounces off the left and right walls, but also bounces off the top. There appeared to be no straight shots from side to side, the ball always hit a top or bottom before hitting the other left or right side.

There were no paddles visible. If you need anything else, or would like some video of it, let me know.

 

So the ball actually bounces off the left and right sides of the screen? That I wasn't expecting at all. Some video would definitly be helpful if it's not to hard for you to create.

 

Thanks

Dan

[DigitalDaredevil]

DanBoris, I sent you 45 seconds of video of the Atari/Syzygy Pong attract mode to your email. If you didnt get it, PM me with an address to re-send it to.