Also, the soundtrack is most excellent. I was only ten minutes into the video before I had to pause it and look for the soundtrack. It really stands out and is worth a listen by itself.
The history of video games might go back farther than you think.
My first was a “Pong” machine, followed by the Atari 2600. What are your earliest memories with regard to video games?
Wow, I’d never heard of Tennis for Two. Great video.
I bought a pong machine at Sears…I am very old.
Sears Tele Games (2600 clone) circa 1978/79.
While this doesn’t qualify as a video game, here’s an Electro-Mechanical game from 1970 called “Invaders From Outer Space” by Midway. It was coin-operated. I don’t remember seeing this one anywhere, although I was ten years old at the time.
I put this here primarily because it was mentioned in the documentary as an example of the Electro-Mechanical era.