Ralph Baer and Bill Harrison Play Ping-Pong Video Game, 1969

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Forty years ago today, the first video game on a television set was played by these two men. Two years later, they would be recorded demonstrating their famous Ping-Pong game on the "brown box" console, which later became the basis of Atari's Pong.

For the whole story, check out "Video Games Turn Forty" at 1UP.com:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset



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Also, here is an interview with Bill Harrison:

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/319




























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Ralph Baer and Bill Harrison Play Ping-Pong Video Game, 1969

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  • joecobra1234 is ...

    joecobra1234 is right, look it up

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  • joecobra123@ Idiot. ...

    joecobra123@ Idiot....and the Car was invented by Americans 30000 B.C-
    Ralp bear invented the First Game Console AND the first Video Game

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  • Cool, this looks ...

    Cool, this looks more advanced than Pong because you can move the paddles left and right as well as up and down and there are some interesting physics.

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  • video games, HA! ...

    video games, HA! that will NEVER catch on

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  • the "ball" is ...

    the "ball" is flying something strange...

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  • The Atari 2600 Pong ...

    The Atari 2600 Pong I grew up playing in the early 80s didn't have ball physics like that!!

    Great video, love it!

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  • Wow I didn't know ...

    Wow I didn't know they had video games back then. First version of Pong I see.

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  • this WASN'T the 1st ...

    this WASN'T the 1st ever video game SORRY it was a missile attack simulator created and patented in 1947 by thomas goldsmithh nice try!maybe do some research before you start making outlandish claims,,good video though,,so its not like i don't like it,,its just your facts are abit distorted.

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    LOL, RESPAWNKILLER, what's next cheating?

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  • OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I ...

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT 1....lol

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  • that looks fun

    that looks fun

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  • "English knob"?!!, ...

    "English knob"?!!, how very dare they?

    By gnamp [Affiliate User] 1211717534 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • RALPH BAER! The ...

    RALPH BAER! The inventor of video games! thank you Mr.Baer!

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  • THIS IS THE ...

    THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PONG!
    they turned the difficulty of the controls down for the sequal...

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  • it was actually a ...

    it was actually a missile command simulator made by Thomas Goldsmith Jr. in 1947 but little is known about it

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