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Ralph Baer is known as "the Father of Video Games". It was under his supervision that a team of 500 engineers and technicians built the first video game console in 1966. What is not known is the origins and background.

There was not a demand for the product. Only a handful of persons in the world had played previous computer games. Those games were usually variations of a game called "Spacewar" and could only be played on $40,000 computer terminals. The Pentagon had financed the project from the start.

After struggling for months on the project by himself, Baer finally succeeded in getting two white dots to chase each other around a black and white screen. This impressed the military representatives enough to warrant a dramatic increase in funding, which lead to the hiring of more assistants. Originally, Baer hired two engineers, Bill Harrison and Bill Rusch, to work full-time on the "TV Game" project. Together, they worked in a ten-by-fifteen foot windowless office. The office was always locked, and the only people with keys were Baer, Harrison, and Rusch.

The project required more minds and a team was created. Within a year the team had a working ball-and-paddle game. Over the next six months this would evolve into a moderately sophisticated hockey game. By the end of 1966, Baer and his team had a working prototype of a video game console ready to show members of a Pentagon review board.

The project leaders beamed with pride as they switched on the device for those present. The television hummed and slowly blocks of light came into focus. The members of the Pentagon review board were not impressed. They felt that insufficient progress had been made on the project, but acknowledged there was enough reason to continue research.

It was at this meeting that Baer first expressed his personal theory that a device such as this could be a very profitable form of entertainment. The review board, however, felt that the military could benefit from such a technology more than a consumer, and decided that the project was to continue under it's "top secret" classification. It would be four years before a non-military company would be approached with a similar system.

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  • Super Mario Bros (1987), Nintendo Game & Watch, Japanese version. The most valuable Game & Watch title when in mint condition, with only 10,000 manufactured.
  • Exed Exes (1985), Nintendo Famicom, Japanese version. This cartridge fetches high prices in Japan when found with its Silver Members stickers.
  • Mickey Mania (1995), Sega Mega CD, European version. Said to be rarer than Secret Of Mana on the Super Nintendo.
  • Comix Zone (1995), Mega Drive, Japanese version.
  • Hyper Duel (1996), Sega Saturn, Japanese version.
  • Tengen Tetris (1989), Nintendo Entertainment System, US version. This version of Tetris is collectible due to Tengen being refused copyright for its NES version of the puzzle game, but they distributed it anyway. It was pulled from shop shelves only four weeks after publication.
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2000), PS2, Xbox, and Dreamcast. As the license for use of the Marvel characters has long expired, Capcom is no longer able to release this game in any format. As a result, the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game have become more valuable since their release.
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