How far we've come. To go from basic moving white shapes and needing to place physical overlays on the screen to incredibly complex games with realistic physics and graphics that don't work at all
All game developers and players owe a lot to Mr. Baer, and he'll always be remembered for his massive contributions to the medium. Rest in peace, you wonderful man.
Also, if I'm being honest I was expecting something a little more substantial to be written up about him. Could have at least embedded this video here that was posted in the other thread.
Agreed. That Gamespot article is a beautifully-written tribute, and makes this little blurb seem almost shameful by comparison.
In any case, I am glad Patrick has put a news item up about this. R.I.P. Mr. Baer. His invention of the home console set the stage for the huge proliferation of interactive games in our everyday life that we get to enjoy today.
Two days late and three sentences long. Yeah I agree, it does seem kinda flippant. Some indie dev making an iPhone game I'll never play gets 3000 words, Ralph Baer gets this.
Also, if I'm being honest I was expecting something a little more substantial to be written up about him. Could have at least embedded this video here that was posted in the other thread.
Agreed. That Gamespot article is a beautifully-written tribute, and makes this little blurb seem almost shameful by comparison.
In any case, I am glad Patrick has put a news item up about this. R.I.P. Mr. Baer. His invention of the home console set the stage for the huge proliferation of interactive games in our everyday life that we get to enjoy today.
Two days late and three sentences long. Yeah I agree, it does seem kinda flippant. Some indie dev making an iPhone game I'll never play gets 3000 words, Ralph Baer gets this.
Sadly, GOTY has us all beaten 'n tired. I wish I could have given the man a more substantial tribute.
@patrickklepek: It's amazing to think, there might not be this kind of wide-reaching video game industry that necessitates so much effort for GOTY considerations without Ralph Baer's contributions.
I appreciate your candor and response. Keep on keepin' on, Patrick.
Also, if I'm being honest I was expecting something a little more substantial to be written up about him. Could have at least embedded this video here that was posted in the other thread.
Agreed. That Gamespot article is a beautifully-written tribute, and makes this little blurb seem almost shameful by comparison.
In any case, I am glad Patrick has put a news item up about this. R.I.P. Mr. Baer. His invention of the home console set the stage for the huge proliferation of interactive games in our everyday life that we get to enjoy today.
Two days late and three sentences long. Yeah I agree, it does seem kinda flippant. Some indie dev making an iPhone game I'll never play gets 3000 words, Ralph Baer gets this.
Sadly, GOTY has us all beaten 'n tired. I wish I could have given the man a more substantial tribute.
Ah truthfully I'm having a bad day at work. I regret being a troll.
@patrickklepek: As understandable as that may be, if you had at least taken a glance at the already posted user-made thread it would have given you a charming little video portrait to add to the article.
It was very sad to hear this news over the weekend. I had the urge to pull my Odyssey 2 out to see if I could still get that thing to work. It was my first console as a kid and back then things were so different.
A terrible loss but he lived a good long life and both directly and indirectly brought joy to a great many people. His legacy will live on for as long as we continue to play games, gone but definetly not forgotten.
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