History Of Video Games By cramptonfe Jan 1, 1958 First Video Game Invented (Table Tennis) Physicist Willy Higinbotham invents the first "video game" at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. His game, a table tennis-like game, was played on an oscilloscope. Jul 29, 1972 First Home Gaming System (Magnavox Odyssey) Jul 29, 1977 Atari system released at 250$ Jul 29, 1980 First Video Games in Museum Jul 29, 1981 First Video Game Magazine, Electronic Games Jul 29, 1989 Gameboy released for 160$ Jul 29, 1995 First three dimensional Video Game system Mar 29, 2006 Games declared "Artistic Expression" in France Jul 29, 2012 Smithsonian "Art Of Video Games" Exhibit opens