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Title: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph Baer Post by: phoenix1967 on August 29, 2005, 03:20:18 AM There was an interesting program on G4 Icons yesterday about the life of Ralph Baer. Apparantly, he was an engineer that was the first to figure out how to create an interface to create movement on a screen and holds the original patent from his "brown box" design.
If I find the written article, I'll post it. Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: Izret101 on August 29, 2005, 09:32:07 AM Yea i saw that a few months ago very interesting.
It was cool because i have read a bit about him but i had heard alot of new stuff by watching that show. And Icons tends to give a very short synapsys of the history and info. Icons is a really good show. I have seen episodes for Ralph Baer Madden series Mortal Kombat series Shigeru Miyamoto and some other ones i don't remember... Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: NDiddy on August 29, 2005, 09:41:28 AM Yeah I saw that and I read about him in the books High Score and the ultimate history of video games. Both really good books.
Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: Sauza12 on August 29, 2005, 11:28:33 AM He just released a new book that I would love to get. It goes over his emtire career working on video games.
Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: Tynstar on August 29, 2005, 04:53:25 PM I have seen the Icon show once and it was on Peter (not going to try the last name). The guy that did Fable.
I also read about him in the same books as NDiddy. Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on August 29, 2005, 06:49:16 PM I saw the Frank Miller Icon. That was sweet.
Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: TraderJake on August 29, 2005, 07:29:38 PM Quote I have seen the Icon show once and it was on Peter (not going to try the last name). ...Molyneux, the guy who does Black and White. I've seen the one on Shigeru Miyamoto, as well as some more obscure ones. I wish there was one on Gunpei Yokoi, the father of modern handheld gaming, and the brainchild behind the Metroid Series. Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: NDiddy on August 29, 2005, 07:38:57 PM Quote ...Molyneux, the guy who does Black and White. I've seen the one on Shigeru Miyamoto, as well as some more obscure ones. I wish there was one on Gunpei Yokoi, the father of modern handheld gaming, and the brainchild behind the Metroid Series. Actually they did do one on Gunpei Yokoi. Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: Tynstar on August 29, 2005, 09:25:30 PM Quote ...Molyneux, the guy who does Black and White. I've seen the one on Shigeru Miyamoto, as well as some more obscure ones. I wish there was one on Gunpei Yokoi, the father of modern handheld gaming, and the brainchild behind the Metroid Series. Don't forget the one that Nintendo drove out of the company. Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: den68 on August 30, 2005, 08:45:28 AM yeah that Virtual Boy didn't work out too well for old Gunpei did it?
Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: Tynstar on August 30, 2005, 09:37:59 AM Quote yeah that Virtual Boy didn't work out too well for old Gunpei did it? Not at all but still Metroid and the GameBoy are kinda good for Nintendo. ::) Title: Re: The inventor of the first video game...Ralph B Post by: video_game_addict on August 31, 2005, 08:12:28 PM You know Ralph Baer has created some cool things in his life!
Not just Odyssey but lots of other audio/video toys & stuffs. Simon for one, and the Kid Vid set that Coleco brought out for 2600, and talking teddy bears, and even some little GI Joes with voice paks on back. Lots interested toys & things, that you would have never thought he was behind. |