The Game Scholar: Plug and Plays – By By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History
Following the success of the NES Classic in 2016. we’ve seen the SNES Classic, the forgettable PlayStation Classic and the well- received Genesis Mini. Although these gaming machines are referred to as dedicated consoles, they are not derived from the early ‘70s...
Honoring a Pioneer – By Leonard Herman
In January 2000, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, which at the time was the world’s best-selling video game magazine, published my seven-piece article about Ralph Baer, the inventor of the home video game console. Baer later told me, several times, that he...
The Game Scholar: What’s in a Name? – By Leonard Herman
Since the dawn of time, or at least since 1975 when every Tom, Dick and Harry began releasing their own forms of videogame console that used General Instruments’ AY- 3-8500 chip, people have been referring to all video tennis consoles as Pong consoles. This is quite...
The Sporting Life – By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History
Since the beginning of videogame history, sports have always played a major role. Higinbotham’s Tennis For Two, Baer’s video table tennis, and Bushnell & Dabney’s Pong are also video versions of tennis or table tennis. But no matter how much you tell yourself that...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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