Henshaw_Videogame Timeline

  • Tennis For Two

    Tennis For Two
    Tennis for Two was the first video game in history. It was created by William Higinbotham, an American physicist. It was made on a Donner Model 30 analog computer and displayed on an oscilloscope. For what it is, it's a very good representation of the actual game tennis.
  • Spacewar!

    Spacewar!
    "Spacewar!", created by Steve Russell, is the first known video game to be played at multiple computer installations. Two ships, each controlled by another player, are fighting while moving in the gravity well of a star. It is one of the most important and influential games in the early history of video games.
  • Pong

    Pong
    Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games. It was manufactured by Atari and designed by Allen Alcorn. It became the first commercially successful video game.
  • Space Invaders

    Space Invaders