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Re:The Nimatron: first 'video game' debuted in 1939 by k__ on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:58AM (#30527344)
It got multiple lights to display game state, so why not?

These handhelds LCDs that could only display a small number of images are also considered video games.

Re:The Nimatron: first 'video game' debuted in 1939 by jhbadger on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @09:12AM (#30527462)
Normally I think those are called "electronic games", as were the earlier games that just used LEDs (like the famous Mattel "Electronic Football" from the 1970s that had you control an LED representing an American football quarterback trying to get touchdowns without being tackled by opponents, also LEDs). Video games are electronic games, but not all electronic games are video games.