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Tic Tac Toe
In 1952, A.S. Douglas created the first graphical computer game - a version of Tic-Tac-Toe. -
1958 first ever video game
William Higinbotham created the first video game ever in 1958. His game, called "Tennis for Two," was created and played on a Brookhaven National Laboratory oscilloscope. -
1962 Fist game intended for computer use
In 1962, Steve Russell invented SpaceWar!. Spacewar! was the first game intended for computer use. -
1967 first video game played on a television set
In 1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video game played on a television set, a game called Chase. -
1971 first arcade game
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell together with Ted Dabney, created the first arcade game. It was called Computer Space, based on Steve Russell's earlier game of Spacewar!. -
1975 re-released Pong as a home video game
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney started Atari Computers that same year. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game. -
1976 channel F
In 1976, Fairchild released the first programmable home game console called the Fairchild Video Entertainment System, and later renamed Channel F. -
playstation 3 released
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Nintendo WII
