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''Tennis for Two'' was a game developed in 1958 on an Oscilloscope which simulated a game of Tennis or Ping Pong . It was created by William Higinbotham to cure the boredom of visitors to the nuclear power plant in which Mr. Higinbotham worked. The game was only brought out twice, on "Visitor's Day" at the power plant. Tennis for Two was the predecessor of '' PONG '', one of the most widely recognized Video Game s as well as one of the first. Unlike ''PONG'' and similar early games, ''Tennis for Two'' shows a simplified Tennis Court from the side instead of a top-down perspective. The ball is affected by gravity and must be played over the net. The game was controlled by an analog computer and "consisted mostly of resistors, capacitors and relays, but where fast switching was needed – when the ball was in play – transistor switches were used". EXTERNAL LINKS
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