THE FINAL CORRESPONDENCES WITH NOLAN

Three men make up the pillars of videogame history. One was Ralph Baer, who invented the home videogame console. The other two were Nolan Bushnell & Ted Dabney, the co-founders of Atari and creators of Computer Space, the world’s first arcade videogame. I maintained very close relationships with Ralph and Ted until their deaths, and…… Continue reading THE FINAL CORRESPONDENCES WITH NOLAN

THE FINAL CORRESPONDENCES WITH NOLAN – PART 1 – RALPH BAER

The rivalry between Ralph and Nolan was legendary. Ralph invented the first videogame console, the Magnavox Odyssey, which was released in 1972. Working independently, and completely unaware of Ralph, Nolan & Ted created the first videogame arcade machine, Computer Space, which was released in 1971 and was a commercial failure. After seeing a demonstration of…… Continue reading THE FINAL CORRESPONDENCES WITH NOLAN – PART 1 – RALPH BAER