| Editors | N/A |
| Developers | William Higinbotham |
| Release date | 1958 |
| Gender | Sports |
| Game Rating |
Game Description
Tennis for Two (also known as Computer Tennis) is a sports video game that simulates a game of tennis and was one of the first games developed in the early history of video games. American physicist William Higinbotham designed the game in 1958 for display at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s annual public exhibition after learning that the government research institution’s Donner Model 30 analog computer could simulate trajectories with wind resistance. He designed the game, displayed it on an oscilloscope, and played with two custom aluminum controllers, in a few hours, after which he and technician Robert V. Dvorak built it over three weeks. The game’s footage shows a rendering of a tennis court viewed from the side, and players adjust the angle of their shots with a knob on their controller and attempt to hit the ball over the net by pressing a button.
Download Tennis for two
We may have the game available for more than one platform. Tennis for Two is currently available on these platforms:
Donner Analog Computer Model 30 (1958)
The original Tennis for Two is a lost video game. However, you can download a simulated version for Windows:
Tennis_for_Two_Simulated_Win_ES.zip (2.5MB)
How to play on Windows
- Download and extract “Tennis_for_Two_Simulated_Win_EN.zip”
- Open the “Game Files” folder and run TennisForTwo.exe
- Play the game
Additional files, patches and fixes
Tennis for two Screenshots
Donner Model 30 Analog Computer
Windows simulator