I played the first video game: Tennis for Two

[@NaiefThegoony]

I would love to play it , video games have evolved , now they're just like movies and shows with stories and beautiful graphics

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

it's very basic Naief but admittedly more complicated than Pong, it was a great privileged to play

[@NaiefThegoony]

Down the Rabbit Hole the history of video games is amazing

[@lactobacillusprime]

Must have been awesome to actually see this in the flesh!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+lactobacillusprime it was indeed Mark, definitely a piece of video gaming history

[@lavigne4520]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 how were you able to play it

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

@@lavigne4520 Hi Lavigne, this was at the Seattle Pinball show many years ago. Someone had hooked up the oscilloscope to a circuit board they had made using the old drawings anyone can find online. It was fun!

[@lavigne4520]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 I am not Avril Lavigne because I’m a guy

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

@@lavigne4520 that's good to know

[@SeñorDossierOficial]

that console has a huge historical value

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

I know right? How amazing to play it half a century later!

[@SeñorDossierOficial]

Down the Rabbit Hole you are a lucky man

[@MettoMinecraft]

I love how he hooked up the controller and the screen in 2 hours, it takes days for someone to make such games

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

You mean the people who set up this demo? Or Willy Higgenbotham back in the 50's? Either way, darn impressive!

[@MettoMinecraft]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 back in the 50's

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

@@MettoMinecraft very true

[@Muck-qy2oo]

I don't know how long it takes on an analog computer but I guess the programming is done in hours and the fine tuning will take sevrral hours so perhaps 2 days.

[@Jjosh1358]

It has a CRT display and it uses (relay) logic so yes it technically is a video game.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

still wish I could get that completed board ..... although .... then I would need an oscilloscope ($$$)

[@mitchellbarton7915]

You're looking at the very first video game ever. No technicalities about it. My knowledge is limited, but I think I heard somewhere that it was used to help learn missile trajectories and such, and was used as an attraction for the longest time.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Yup you're right Mitchell, Willy Higgenbotham used this to entertain visitors to his lab back in the 50's! Incredible!

[@mitchellbarton7915]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 Wonder if he's looking at the industry he birthed from whatever afterlife that exists. He must be proud.

[@TheHighlander71]

Anytime electronics are used to move anything on the screen using a controller, it's a video game to me.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+The Highlander me too Wouter, but then again I kinda consider A. S. Douglas'es Naughts & Crosses a "video" game too so I may not be the best authority

[@BreakfastKids]

so chill

[@VectrexRoli]

Very cool, only have seen it on photos so far!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+VectrexRoli me too until I saw and played it at the show .... someone needs to sell these and I need an oscilloscope pronto!

[@ArcadeJason]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 i just designed a circuit to play tennis for two myself. i just sent the first proto gerber out if you want one let me know

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Wow really? What's it look like? Do you have a website for it or anything?

[@ArcadeJason]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 no but my email is [e-mail] also i am jason kopp on fb

[@MaiMaiGal]

Now I’m part of this newer generation but despite that I love the 90s and 50s style, and I would absolutely love to play this (I know nobody asked)

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

I count myself lucky I got the chance to experience this piece of gaming history.

[@MaiMaiGal]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 yeah you are quite lucky for that, I still play my dads game boy though, and I love it. I find it quite enjoyable.

[@rdrcub3]

Very cool, it seems like things like this always show up when you least expect it.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+radarcannon exactly, and I was surprised no one e showed any interest in playing this important game in history

[@rdrcub3]

Down the Rabbit Hole sadly most probably didn't know what it is.

[@canthovophu210]

you know, human are genius!!!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

That is very true, a smart species indeed.

[@slowcosmic6176]

Din Ding we all are

[@samblakeley6924]

Such a classic!!!!!

[@spingleboygle]

1:19 IT GLITCHED :O

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

darn it ..... I'm going to return it and get a credit

[@TheodorBourelius]

so...were you able to buy it?

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

It looked like it was just there for attendees to enjoy, didn't look like it was actually for sale unfortunately

[@fabiancenko8284]

This game was made in 1952.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Ahh excellent, I was unsure about the actual date, thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching!

[@fabiancenko8284]

No problem.

[@fredsmith8498]

How were you able to play this game at home?

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

There's actually an emulation of this now online Fred. I did a follow up video a couple of years ago and you can play a whole bunch of these early proto video games.

[@DarkWhiteCrow]

So, console games was there before PC games? 😮

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Pretty much 😀

[@cagdasnergizovic3553]

Its like a old soviet radio

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

LOL too true

[@aaab8936]

Please copy paste that game on my usb drive

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

me next!

[@KaneTanakaOta]

Wow i never knowed this game existed

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

I was hoping to get the hardware myself one day although oscilloscopes aren't cheap

[@ElEsemenAwesome]

Hey, Greetings ! , Can i use part of your fotage in order to represent tennis for two in one of my videos?

[@ElEsemenAwesome]

i will give you credits of course ^^

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Absolutely! Go for it! 😀

[@ElEsemenAwesome]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 Thank you so much ^^ i appreciate it

[@frankiegunnz8066]

Did you buy It?

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Unfortunately I don't have an oscilloscope or I definitely would have.

[@antonioguidoleoni8321]

I need this at my home

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Same here ... well, okay I would need an oscilloscope as well but the desire for both is definitely there

[@Sulperman]

Vladimir Putin playing Tennis for Two? amazing!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

In Russia, Tennis for Two PLAYS YOU

[@EdieMiran]

Amazing!!!!!!!!

[@fifiana-er7qu]

lol

[@emilimarc]

Is the original console/game?

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

Hi Megaman, this is a recreation of the first video game yes

[@emilimarc]

@@DowntheRabbitHole0 And where can i find this recreation?

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

It was at the pinball show in Tacoma, if I see somewhere you can build it yourself I'll let you know

[@itsgee1416]

There is no playing tennis for two, just talking along the video

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

very true, I do tend to ramble on a bit, don't I?

[@saltofpetra-4502]

Wow. Awesome!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+Saltofpetra - thanks man, living video game history

[@leatherface4926]

Great

[@samuellayton3539]

Not the first video game, but certainly an early one. Pretty cool!

[@Agustín350z]

It's considered the first one because it's the first one meant to be played, it didn't have other function

[@ryanwalker1982]

@@Agustín350z Samuel is right, just because it's primary function was to be played as a game, it doesn't then mean it was the first game made, it's about the technical checklist of what makes a game. Check out Ahoy! His has a very detailed video determining the first game.

[@阿綸的全勳學院]

電玩界的太祖 亞當夏娃地位的

[@mymomneedsadictionary5931]

the oldest videogame is nimrod computer game

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

+My mom needs a dictionary interesting, I've never heard of that one before ... is it like A.s.Douglas's Naughts and Crosses? Or like 1947's cathode-ray tube amusement device? so many of these could be considered the first

[@Xnicobox]

Míralo vo al vladimir

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

da

[@olivergula8044]

Actually, the first video game was pong.

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

Except this predated Pong by over 10 years.

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

I guess it all depends on how you define "video"

[@miannaeem8813]

Ye us time ki GTA 5 hai😂😂😂

[@박따농]

Stop just talking 4 2 minutes, get to the point already!

[@DowntheRabbitHole0]

LOL guilty as charged .... I'm a lot more brief nowadays, learned my lesson :)