There are many video games that are considered classics, like Pac-Man, Space Invader, Tetris, and of course good old Pong. Now Pong is said to have been based on the table tennis sport (also known a ping-pong) which means that a “real-life” version of Pong would basically be players playing table tennis, right?
Nope. Instead it seems that this group of hackers in Uruguay have created a real-life mechanical version of Pong, in which the table and paddles have been designed to replicate the actual game and it is also played the same way, where one person controls one paddle on one end, and tries to bounce a cube across the table, like the video game.
Its creators claim to have learnt everything needed to build this Pong table from scratch, either by watching YouTube videos, doing research on Google, or by joining internet forums and discussing it with forum members. Apparently the entire process took them two years to build, simply because they did it all in their own time, but as you can see, the end result was worth it.
We’re not sure if the group plans on selling off their creation, but if you ever wanted to try your hand at real-life Pong, maybe table hockey might be a close alternative. In the meantime check out the video above to see the table in action.