Pongâthe groundbreaking electronic table tennis game thatâs been known to remain absolutely riveting for upwards of seven minutes at a timeâis about to get the TV game show treatment. Not just any Pong, though; Variety reports that the famously minimalist Atari title is being spruced up with the addition of big olâ stacks of money, in the form of Million Dollar Pong.
Itâs not clear which network the showâproduced by prolific reality TV creator Scott Sternbergâwill land at. More importantly, though, we also have no idea what its take on Pong will look or feel like. Will it be as visually stimulating as watching a pair of â70s teenagers twiddling their knobs and occasionally loudly swearing? Or will it embrace all the grandeur that the name Million Dollar Pong implies, and hot-glue a couple of diamonds onto the paddles, too? Weâll just have to wait and see how this one bounces out.
