Ralph Baer was working for a U.S. defense company when he invented the world's first video game system, the Magnavox Odyssey. Luckily, this invention was too fun to remain locked away from the public. Learn more about video games in this episode of Stuff of Genius.
There were a total of 27 games released for the Magnavox Odyssey.
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