Bounce over to the history of Tennis for Two, at The Dot Eaters:
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Designed by William Higginbotham in 1958 at Brookhaven National Labs on Long Island, NY, Tennis for Two is commonly regarded as the first video game ever designed. This video features a reproduced version of the game built at Brookhaven using original components, for its 25th anniversary.