vˈɪdɪoʊ pˈɪnbɔːl jˈuːsᵻz ɐ mˈaɪkɹoʊkəntɹˈoʊlɚ ænd ɐ smˈɔːl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛm ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə "pˈɑːŋ ˌɔn ɐ tʃˈɪp" ˌaɪsˈiːz ðæt hɐdbɪn jˈuːzd ɪnðə slˈuː ʌv pˈɑːŋ məʃˈiːnz ætˈɑːɹɹi ˈɪŋk. hɐdbɪn ɹᵻlˈiːsɪŋ.
Video Pinball uses a micro-controller and a small amount of RAM rather than the "Pong on a chip" IC's that had been used in the slew of pong machines Atari Inc. had been releasing.