yes, well the components were mostly analog since that was all that was available at the time, although you can't really consider the game software analog since computers talk in binary language, which of course is digital.

all that really matters to the user is that the controller was this brilliant metal paddle, which is far better than a joystick for a game like pong. it was a game of timing and balance, and that's pretty much the basis for every video game today, except now they have added strategy and a storyline to many games.

i found some interesting info about the pong arcade game here: http://www.pong-story.com/arcade.htm

also, i should have mentioned that we owe the creation of pong to a guy named ralph baer, who started developing pong back in 1966. he first thought of making a video game in 1951. more info here: http://www.pong-story.com/intro.htm

basically, it takes mad skills. that's about it.