Early videogame prototypes.

 

 

 

 

Befor designing the famous Odyssey prototype the " Brown box " Mr Baer and his team of engineres tryed different ideres on the videogame conseppt. Below is a picture of a vacuum tube circuitry and thetīs the very first demo device the they made to prove thet it whas posible to move a couple of spots aronud a TV screen ! Further down is a picture of the first reel game box it played a chase games a pumping game ( note the wooden handle ) a target games with photosensitive gun etc so thetīs the worldīs first reel videogame system !!

 

 

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The  vacuum tube circuitry from 1967.

 

 

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And this is the worldīs first reel videogame system Mr Baerīs pumping game from 1968 with the photosensitive gun.

 

 

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And last this is the famous " Brown box " complete with the light gun its the prototype for the Odyssey 1TL200 it whas built by Ralph Baer and hes team of engineres in 1969.  

 

 

 

Pictures of the prototypes made available by Mr Ralph Baer.