Tracing the First Video Game: Tennis for Two to Pong
Ahoy · Documentary · 1 h 1 min · 2019 · YouTube title: The First Video Game
Why it's here
HN recommends it as the thorough, well-researched answer to the first video game question.
What it covers
An hour-long, carefully sourced video essay from Ahoy asking what counts as a video game and which one was truly first. It examines Tennis for Two, Spacewar, Pong, the Brown Box and a 1947 CRT device.