Nz17
04-30-2015, 03:40 AM
Back in February 2015, I was watching my favorite videogame-based T.V. show, Good Game, a nationally-aired Australian television program. The show had just returned from hiatus and was running a catch-up segment talking about some of the news which occurred during its break. During this time some obituaries were mentioned. I thought that Ralph H. Baer was going to be amongst them. Imagine my dismay when those who were mentioned were only a guy who had written for an Australian videogames news Web site and an Australian developer who had worked on mobile games.
I couldn't let this stand. I wrote into the show despite expecting that I wouldn't receive a response; however, I nonetheless wanted to vent my feelings. The most I expected from the company was a form letter or a reply written by some intern. Imagine my surprise when my letter acted as the impetus for an entire segment about the life of videogames pioneer Ralph Baer! It wasn't just a short mention either - it was an entire 3:04 long segment - that's over 10% of the episode's run-time! Yes, true enough, a few weeks after writing my letter, an episode of Good Game aired on March 3rd, 2015 talking about Mr. Baer. I helped to make a difference, and it was good. :-)
Though shorter than I would have liked it to be as much of what Ralph H. Baer was responsible for was skimmed over, the video was still well-produced. And my name and words as well as Mr. Baer's story were broadcast all across Australia with this episode which made me proud. So I am now here sharing it with you. Please watch and enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJXqraNUf8#t=817
If the video doesn't automatically play at the right point, jump to the beginning of the video to get it going, and then jump to 13:37. That time-stamp shows that Ralph H. Baer truly was -elite- and ahead of his time.
I couldn't let this stand. I wrote into the show despite expecting that I wouldn't receive a response; however, I nonetheless wanted to vent my feelings. The most I expected from the company was a form letter or a reply written by some intern. Imagine my surprise when my letter acted as the impetus for an entire segment about the life of videogames pioneer Ralph Baer! It wasn't just a short mention either - it was an entire 3:04 long segment - that's over 10% of the episode's run-time! Yes, true enough, a few weeks after writing my letter, an episode of Good Game aired on March 3rd, 2015 talking about Mr. Baer. I helped to make a difference, and it was good. :-)
Though shorter than I would have liked it to be as much of what Ralph H. Baer was responsible for was skimmed over, the video was still well-produced. And my name and words as well as Mr. Baer's story were broadcast all across Australia with this episode which made me proud. So I am now here sharing it with you. Please watch and enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJXqraNUf8#t=817
If the video doesn't automatically play at the right point, jump to the beginning of the video to get it going, and then jump to 13:37. That time-stamp shows that Ralph H. Baer truly was -elite- and ahead of his time.