Video Games Turn 40

Happy birthday, video games! The first home video game ever debuted on May 15, 1967.

That first game was called "Bucket Filling Game." Sounds fun, right? The designers had argued about whether to make "Watch Grass Growing Game" or "Amazing Paint Drying Game" first.

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