Tennis for Two
Release Date: Oct 18, 1958
Genres: Sport, Arcade
Rating: (13 ratings)
3.1
Developer: William Higinbotham
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About
Tennis for Two is often credited as the world’s first video game.
Storyline
More than half a century ago, Brookhaven Lab nuclear physicist Willy Higinbotham set out to “liven up the place” with an entertainment experiment. For BNL’s annual open day in 1958, he created what is often credited as the world’s first video game. Hundreds queued to play Tennis for Two—an interactive game built with an analog computer, two chunky controllers, and an oscilloscope screen only five ...
Genres
Sport, Arcade
Themes
Action
Game Modes
Multiplayer, Split screen
Player Perspectives
Side view
Game Engines
Custom built engine
Companies
William Higinbotham
Release Dates
Donner Model 30Oct 18, 1958