Pong (SSS)

Pong is a retired stage on Super Smash Stadium, and while it broke new ground on the show as the first third-party stage to debut (with Pooka, from Namco's Dig Dug, being the first character), it's generally regarded as one of the worst stages ever. While it lasted close to two months very early in the show's run, it was only seen five times, and was won only on its debut playing. The stage always hosted Unlimited battles.
(By comparison, the oldest surviving third-party stage and character are Dracula's Castle and Simon Belmont, both Konami properties that debuted three years later.)
==Stage overview==
The actual stage was flat, much like Final Destination. However, Atari's famous game of the same name went on behind the contestants, and they had to dodge both the paddles as well as the ball. The paddles dealt 10% and moderate knockback to anyone who hit them, while the ball did 25% and severe knockback. The net was pass-through.
==Changes==
This stage is known to have had a different layout on its first playing, but as that playing does not circulate among the fandom, exactly what it was has been disputed.
==Why it was retired==
Jank mechanics, and possible rights issues with Atari.
However, this stage would get a second life in 1982 as the Assist Trophy that debuted alongside Pilotwings, albeit named "Color TV-Game 15" after a Nintendo accessory.
==In its own universe==
Pong is a video game that Atari released in 1972. Wrongly regarded as "the first video game", it nevertheless caused video games to take off as an art form, thus leading to the environment that would allow places such as Fantendo to exist.
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