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Who invented the first video game system

Who invented the first video game system
ATARI was the first gaming system. Pong was their first game
The Odyssey, the first home video game console, was made by Magnavox.
May 7th 1967, by a guy named Ralph H. Bear, the first game was invented.


In the year, 1947, Thomas T. Goldsmith and Estelle Ray Mann first created the electronic interactive game.
Willy Higginbotham created 'Tennis for Two' an interactive computer game. Space-war,this video game was created in the year 1961 by Martin Graetz, Steve Russell and Wayne Wittanen, all students of MIT.
The raster-scan video display (TV set) was used by Ralph Baer and his associate in modifying video signals; and thereby the creation of video game Born: William A. Higginbotham
October 25, 1910 (1910-10-25)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died :November 10, 1994 (1994-11-11)
Gainesville, Georgia
Cause of death: Emphysema-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases. It makes it difficult to breathe.
Residence :American
Known for :Tennis for Two, Non-proliferation

1958 Willy Higginbotham invents the first Game Played on an oscilloscope.


1972 Magnavox's Odyssey, is the first home video game system created


1980 Battle-zone is first 3-D game ever created.


1986 Nintendo's NES is released in the U.S


1989 The first game boy was created.


1984 They start putting age limits on games


1994 PlayStation is created.


1996 Tamagochi Virtual pet was created


2000 PlayStation 2 is created


2001 Game Boy Advance is created


2004 Nintendo DS is created


2006 Wii is created