1966: A Big Year for Video Games

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Ralph demonstrating the first-ever light-gun game. He was a expert on military small arms in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Ralph demonstrating the first-ever light-gun game. He was a expert on military small arms in the U.S. Army during World War II.

An afternoon with Ralph Baer, the “Father of Video Games.”

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