Console Gamin Pioneer, Ralf Baer, Passed Away at 92

It's a sad day for the family, friends, and old-time gamers as Ralf Baer died in his home in Manchester, New Hampshire on December 6 at the age of 92.

Ralf Baer was the man who is known to have invented and created video games. He was the first person to share his vision of having fun in front of the television screen. As he came up with many patented inventions for home entertainment, he became known as the "Father of Console Gaming."

His first product was called the "Brown Box," which is the first of all the video game consoles that appeared afterwards. The console was released to the public in 1972 after being renamed Magnavox Odyssey and licensed to Magnavox. It sold around 300,000 units, and was considered a huge success.

Ralf Baer was also recognized for sparking the creativity in the video game console business. In fact, Atari was one of the companies that were organized to be in competition with Baer's gaming boxes. The company owner, Nolan Bushnell, was highly inspired by Baer's Table Tennis concept. So, when they released their first arcade machine, it was running the game "Pong." 

Apart from gaming consoles and arcade machines, Baer was also noted for releasing three games in which many gamer haven't heard of. Their titles were, "Simon", "Super Simon", and "Maniac".

In addition, Ralf Baer has more than 150 patents in his name, more of which are electronics, suggesting that he was quite an acheived inventor.

Ralf Baer humbly said, "All I did was come up with what I thought was a fun idea that was the result of a little box that was attached to a television set. It just grew and grew and grew." His idea has developed and has grew a lot with electronic companies following his footsteps. Still, it is unfortunate that the world has just lost a great man.

Although his life has already come to an end, Ralf Baer's legacy is sure to continue on throughout many generations of console gaming.