In Memory of Ralph Baer, ‘The Father of Video Games’

Video game industry pioneer Ralph Baer, the creator of the first video game console and the man known as “the father of video games,” has died at age 92.

Baer was the creator of the “Brown Box,” an early video game system that was later sold as the Magnavox Odyssey and is widely regarded as the first video game console. The console’s debut in 1972 marked the beginning of the home-based (as opposed to arcade) video game industry.