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Physicist Willy Higinbotham invented the first video game at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. His game was like a tennis game. It was played on an electronic device.
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Steve Russel, a student, creates Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. It runs on a large computer.
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Computer Space, becomes the first ever video arcade game.
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Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel created the first video game magazine.
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Nintendo releases the handheld game for $109. It is the first system to run video games stored on compact discs.
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Sony brings Playstation to the U.S. They sell it for $299.
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Sony's PlayStation 2 launches in the U.S. for $299.99 and is sold out by early morning.
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The Nintendo DS is a Portable System with two screens one of which can be used as a touch screen.
