History of Video Game Consoles (pt 1)

The name of German-American engineer, who created of the first video game console
(Magnavox Odyssey Home Video Game)

• Steward Leon

• Ralph Baer

• Andrew Tate

• Tim Apple

Answer explanation

In the 1960s, Baer worked for defense contractor Sanders Associates. Ralph Baer developed a number of games that became part of his 'Brown Box', a multi-game console, including ping-pong, handball, soccer, volleyball, target shooting, checkers, and golf. Sanders licensed the technology to Magnavox, which introduced the Odyssey system in 1972.

When was the Atari 2600 released to the public?

• 1933

• 1977

• 1983

• 1999

In the 1980's, what two video game consoles controlled the market?

• Sega & Nintendo

• Sony PlayStation & Xbox

• Atari 2600 & Nintendo

• Magnavox Odyssey & Atari

Answer explanation

By 1983 Atari's control of the video game market crashed due to too many terrible games. Nintendo entered the market with the Nintendo Entertainment System that same year.