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Ahoy did a really good deep dive into what should count as the first video game on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQ4WCU1WQc https://www.youtube.c

• JKCalhoun 3y ago
  Splitting hairs on "first" is an interesting pursuit. I prefer selecting "first" in terms of context/influence. Unless Bushnell, just to pick an oft-named starting point, was not inspired by (or even heard of?) the Nimatron then Nolan might be said to have won round one against Nimatron. I think what's interesting is the direct lineage leading us to, say, Pac Man — not just who checks off the minimal definition of "video game". But as James Burke showed us, working backwards can take us in all manner of strange directions so it is not an easy task.