Tennis for Two · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
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Tennis for Two is a video game developed and published by William Higinbotham. It was released on October 18, 1958, and is often credited as the world's first video game. The title utilizes a custom-built engine and was designed for the Donner Model 30 platform.
The game falls under the Arcade and Sports genres. It supports multiplayer gameplay with split-screen functionality. The work entered the public domain on October 18, 2053.
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Game details · IGDB
Tennis for Two is often credited to be the world's first video game.
- Released
- 1958
- Genres
- Sport, Arcade
- Platforms
- Donner Model 30
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Split screen
- Engine
- Custom built engine
- Developer
- William Higinbotham
- Publisher
- William Higinbotham
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- sports video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Game mode
- two-player video game
- Sport
- tennis
- Official website
- www.bnl.gov/about/history/firstvideo.php
- Image
- Tennis for Two Machine at CAX 2010.jpg
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- publication date
- 1958-10-18
- Commons category
- Tennis for Two
- title
- Tennis for Two
- public domain date
- 2053-10-18
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