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SpaceWar (1961) - became the first video game

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Denis Seres 9 years ago

Actually, the first video game was Tennis for Two (1958). Spacewar is first original game not based on any other game, and it was released in 1962.

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Pong (1972) - the first commercially successful video game

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Galaxian (1979) - the first game to make full use of color

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Tennis for Two (1958) - First Video Game

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Denis Seres 9 years ago

I forgot, that there was also game called Bertie the Brain (1950). It was like Tic Tac Toe.

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Maze War - First online game

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Galaxy Game (1971) - First arcade game ever!

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