Pong is a video game released originally as a coin-operated arcade game by Atari Inc. on November 29, 1972. Pong made a distinctive bleeping noise through an internal loudspeaker each time the ball was hit, the player gained a point in Pong when the opposing player failed to return the ball.
Kasou Taishou (欽ちゃん＆香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞; Kinchan and Katori Shingo’s All Japan Costume Grand Prix) is a semi-annual show on NTV in which various amateurs perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges. One of the most successful at faking “special effects” was a skit, widely known as the “Matrix ping pong”.
