Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first videogame console, who sparked a multibillion dollar industry has died at the age of 92, Gamasutra reported today.
He also was the inventor of the light gun.
Baer was widely recognized for his achievements. Gaming has lost a true innovator.
Level Complete!
The music for the funeral: But seriously, I'm sorry, RIP Ralph Baer.Don’t forget Simon, Super Simon and Maniac. I had all three of those. RIP Mr. Baer; you totally fucking rocked.
Huh. I still have my Odyssey, in the original box. Cool. I don’t think I ever knew much of anything about its genesis.
No, Magnavox made the Odyssey; Sega made the Genesis.
I knew I was going to regret that word choice. I should have covered it with an x box.
He made it possible for people to play, stationed in front of their TV.
Ask not for whom the bell tolls . . .
PONG! PONG! PONNNNGGGGG!!!
Was the Odyssey the one that had KC Munchkin? I remember a lawsuit over its similarity to Pac-Man. Then again, there were a lot of lawsuits flying around back then.
R.I.P. Ralph 
That game was for the Odyssey 2 (the Videopac in Europe), but yes, it came out about a year before Atari was ready with their licensed Pac-Man game. It took a couple of lawsuits before Atari found the right judge but ultimately sales of KC Munchkin were halted. Luckily, I already had my copy! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Snowboarder, did you have the voice synthesizer for it? That thing was awesome. It came with a cartridge called Type & Tell (I think) and you could make it say curse words. When your a 10 year old, it’s the funniest thing in the world.
Yeah, I had that too.
Wii are not amused.
A videoof Baer playing ping pong in 1969; I wonder if this is the oldest video of people playing videogames. It seems like a fun game especially with the spin.
It wasn’t dysentery, was it?