First video game debuted 50 years ago this week

by thecodepounder on October 23, 2008 at 10:59am

Tennis for Two, created by nuclear physicist William Higinbotham, first appeared at a visitor’s day event at Brookhaven National Laboratory on October 18, 1958. It is said that hundreds lined up to play.

Check out this video on YouTube of Tennis for Two in action.

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