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What is the oldest video game

What is the oldest video game
-The first "video game" was a computer version of tic-tac-toe byA.S. Douglas in 1952

-After that, William Higinbotham's "Table Tennis for Two" was created in 1958 and was played on an oscilloscope.

-Steve Russell's "Spacewar" was created in 1962 and was the first game intended for computer use.

-in 1967, Ralph Baer's "Chase" was the first video game to be played on a television set.

-Nolan Bushnell created "Computer Space" (which was based on Spacewar) in 1971

-Nolan Bushnell and Al Alcorn created Pong in 1972

-Pong was then released in 1975 as a home game