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Bertie the Brain

Currently considered the first videogame in history. A tic-tac-toe clone.

1 August 1950

Bertie the Brain is a puzzle developed by Josef Kates, released 1 August 1950 on Legacy Computer.

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What Bertie the Brain is

Bertie the Brain is a puzzle game developed by Josef Kates and released in 1950. It is available on Legacy Computer only.

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Bertie the Brain come out?
Bertie the Brain was released on 1 August 1950 for Legacy Computer.

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