They're fun to play with, come in many different colors, and usually work on television sets. But even though people like them, they never take the time to think about what they really are. The answers to those questions and many more will be answered. Just read ahead to find out. Before video games children entertained themselves with card games, stick games, board games and other made up games.
Games are as old as Egyptian civilization.
On the was of the tombs pictures were drawn showing children playing board games. But ever since electrical discoveries from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison , the video game has become the ultimate game of choice. It was in 1949 when Ralph Baer had the job to build a television set. Baer wasn't supposed to build a regular television set it had to be the best kind of television set in the world. Baer wanted to incorporate a kind of game into the set.