Ralph Baer and David Winter playing with the Brown Box

Video game inventor Ralph Baer and video game historian David Winter play with the Brown Box, the last prototype of the first home video game in the world.

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• ralph
• baer
• magnavox
• odyssey
• pong
• tennis
• video
• game
• david
• winter

[khalilgf]

i wonder if u plays it on a 1080p tv...

[videogamehistorian]

@khalilgf Any HDTV will automatically convert the signal to the old NTSC 525 line format, so you will not gain anything. However, if would be interesting to upgrade the replicas to feature HD and refine the various effects simulating the original video weaknesses.

[majinvegy]

Does Brown Box use the same chip as Odyssey? (AY-3-8500)

[videogamehistorian]

@majinvegy No, it's only made with discrete components (transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, etc.). The AY-3-8500 chip (General Instruments) was first released in early 1976.

[khalidaldosari]

@videogamehistorian do they still sell the brown box

[videogamehistorian]

@khalidaldosari The Brown Box is a unique prototype. A few exact replicas were made for museums, myself and another collector. None are avialable for sale.

[izurz]

thank you Ralph Baer

[mrbeanchannel]

Ralph Baer you legend!!!

[khalilgf]

@videogamehistorian i was joking :\

[khalidaldosari]

can anyone tell me what website you buy it from

[majinvegy]

@videogamehistorian Thank you.

[FFVIIBertoldiBrasil]

Thanks you legend of the VIDEO GAMES!! -- I would like to see Ralf Baer with Nolan Bushnell TOGETHER(Picture or talking about something,maybe about games)! :)

Nolan Bushnell,come on,what are you waiting for??