Dec 8, 11:37 AM EST
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who created both the precursor to "Pong" and the electronic memory game Simon and led the team that developed the first home video game console, has died. He was 92.
Baer, a longtime resident of Manchester, died at his home Saturday, the Goodwin Funeral Home in Manchester confirmed Monday.
Born in Germany, Baer escaped the Holocaust with his family.
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Sad news indeed. Here's a site where you can play Pong if you want to have a round in his memory:
http://www.ponggame.org/
http://www.ponggame.org/
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He was also the creator of Simon, which was a particular childhood favorite of mine. It is still sold today, though in a modernized version.
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