The History of Video Games

This page is going to talk about the first ever video game and the first ever console. The first ever video game was called 'Pong'. Pong was released in June 1972 and it is widely regarded as the first ever video game. The objective of the game is like ping pong. Two players use paddles to try to hit a ball past the other players paddle. The scores of both players would be displayed at the top of the screen. This is the history of the first ever video game.
The first ever console was called the 'Magnavox Odyssey'. The console was released in August 1972. To play a game, the player would insert a game card into the console. The console was in black and white but colour could be displayed by adding a screen overlay to the screen of the CRT television. This is the history of the first ever console.