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1952 · Alexander Shafto "Sandy" Douglas · Puzzle · Strategy

OXO

OXO was a computer game developed by Alexander S. Douglas in 1952 for the EDSAC computer, which simulates a game of Noughts and crosses, also sometimes called Tic-tac-toe. OXO is the earliest known game to display visuals on a video monitor.

Released
31 December 1952
Platforms
WindowsEDSAC
Genres
PuzzleStrategy
Developers
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" DouglasUniversity of Warwick
Publishers
Alexander Shafto "Sandy" DouglasUniversity of Warwick
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Educational
Time to beat
1hmain story1hwith extras1hcompletionist

Keywords

  • baseball
  • pinball
  • abstract
  • developed by one person

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
EDSAC31 December 1952Europe
Windows31 December 2002North America

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