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Published on November 20th, 2012 | by Stephen O'Nion

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40 Yrs Old, 22 Storeys Tall: Pong Played on Side of Building

Described by Atari as “The World’s Largest Game of Pong”, beating out the classic showdown in Istanbul between Czech Markus “line-call” Rubowicz and American Bob “flick of the wrist” Newhouse in the 1993 epic I’m sure we all remember, Kansas City has marked the birthday of the classic game Pong in the way most birthdays are celebrated these days: by having the subject beamed onto the wall of a 22-storey building.

Yes, the Kansas City Marriott Downtown isn’t just the area’s number one destination for a good value bed and an adequate breakfast; it was also one of the prime locations for the city’s “City Lights” ceremony this past Friday – a ceremony where lights are turned on in the city.

Not since Tesla have lights been this cool, and a mighty game of Pong was seen throughout the land with audiences enraptured at the thought of “wow… in a few years maybe we can get Hatris on the side of this thing.” In any case, check it out below.