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An Interview With The Father Of Video Games

If you care about the history of video games, at all, and would like to hear one of the founding fathers of the medium (who is, remember, a total badass), then please, watch this video interview with Ralph Baer.


June 27, 2011
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The World’s First True Shooting Game

While Nintendo was a pioneer of video game light guns, first for its elaborate shooting parlours and then its Zapper for the NES, it didn’t create the first home version of the technology.


May 3, 2011
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The Father Of Video Games Fled Nazis, Then Took All Their Guns

Ralph Baer is widely acknowledged to be the “father of video games”, thanks to his work in the 1960s pioneering the device that would become the Magnavox Odyssey, the world’s first ever video game console.


May 2, 2011
Retro

Classy Documentary Charts The Early History Of Video Games

Trailer 8 bit generation from lorenzo faggi on Vimeo.

Playing the Revolution is an upcoming documentary series by Italian outfit Junk Food, which chronicles “the Spacewar! milestone to the rise of the 16-bit era”.


September 3, 2010

The Man Who Invented Home Video Games Knew His Guns

The man who invented home video games may have known more about real guns than any other game creator in history. But, he tells Kotaku, that’s not why the first game console had a gun.


July 18, 2010
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The Incoming Class Of The International Video Games Hall Of Fame

The International Video Games Hall of Fame inducts its first class in August. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, known for its ties to the gaming’s early arcade days, the Hall will enshrine more twice as many high score champions as developers.


April 2, 2010
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Say Thank You To This Guy For Video Game Consoles.

Thank you.