Matt Chat 44: Ralph Baer, the Father of Videogames

This week, I interview Ralph Baer, inventor of the Brown Box protoype and the Magnavox Odyssey. Baer's contributions to videogames are unparalleled, and his careful, meticulous notes of those early days are vital for anyone serious about their history. Here, Baer talks about the earliest days of the videogame industry.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• ralph baer
• brown box
• baer
• magnavox
• odyssey
• interview
• videogames
• history

[subrealms]

Great video with very professional approach as usual but i wish you had asked him whether or not he's playing video games himself and his opinion about the current games.

[blacklily8]

@subrealms I did ask him, but didn't show it. He doesn't play games and doesn't like modern games.

[amig90]

Matt, I really like your format and approach. You interview great people and you're not biased. Also, your tone fits with the interviews very well, unlike others who are either loud or smug.

I wish you the best of luck and I'd be following your interviews with Romero to the end.

[blacklily8]

Thanks, Amig. I try my best!

[Lorfarius]

Oh wow brilliant, you just need Nolan Bushnell on next :p

[blacklily8]

I wish!

[umbalaba]

This interview is simply too awesome!

[spookyman]

Ralph Baer>gunpi yokoi >shigiru miyamoto

any objection >:)

[TheWolfgangGrimmer]

@JGamer12

Yes.

[JGamer12]

Is Ralph Baer still alive?

[ShadowlostArts]

Great interview and yea I agree he is the father of video games

[ninotimecrisisfan]

the father of the videogames must be the must respected videogame creator than anyone

[BreinStijn]

Pong was not the first game!

[missjustT]

amazing

[lowikuken]

yeah dude good vid ..

[nephildevil]

lol, who has a wristwatch anymore?

the thing has become obsolete