The third episode in the OCG History series takes a look at how video games went from the side projects of engineers to a fledgling consumer industry thanks largely to the work of two pioneers.

Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the shows artwork

Check out his work at @JimmyCertified

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--> Baer

Ralph Baer - Timeline

Ralph Baer - How Video Game Industry Began

Wikipedia - Ralph Baer

They Create Worlds - The Baer Essentials

Smithsonian - The Brown Box

Smithsonian - Brown Box Prototypes

HowStuffWorks - Who Invented Video Games?

The Brown Box

They Create Worlds - A Magnavox Odyssey

YouTube - Baer and Harrison Play

YouTube - Meet Ralph Baer

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They Create Worlds - The Book of Nolan

Slate - The Invention of Pong

PBS - Nolan Bushnell Profile

PinRepair - Computer Space

They Create Worlds - A Nutty Idea

Technologizer - The Dawn of Arcades

They Create Worlds - The Stars are Right

They Create Worlds - Plans in Motion

Arcade Historian - Galaxy Game

Vintage Computing - Ted Dabney

Wired - Inside Story of Pong and Atari

Gamasutra - History of Pong

Michael Currant - History of Syzygy

Pong-Story - History of Pong

Arcade Historian - Overflowing Pong Myth

YouTube - Computer Space

YouTube - Atari Pong