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To expand the electronic games collection
To complement with existing collection

3. eBay, Inc.
Bleacher, Report Inc.

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A video game cartridge
Made by Magnavox (1978)
for Odyssey 2 console
Created by Ralph H. Baer
› Father of Video Game
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$5.99 on eBay, used
eBay, Inc.
Bleacher Report, Inc.

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Baseball is a national pastime. Bringing
the ball game from the field to the
television screen was sensational in 1978

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Baseball is a national pastime. Bringing
the ball game from the field to the
television screen was sensational in 1978
Baseball! was one of the first baseball
video games introduced to the public

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Baseball is a national pastime. Bringing
the ball game from the field to the
television screen was sensational in 1978
Baseball! was one of the first baseball
video games introduced to the public
Study the size, sound, resolutions, and
graphics of the first baseball game
cartridge and compare to modern ones

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Baseball is a national pastime. Bringing
the ball game from the field to the
television screen was sensational in 1978
Baseball! was one of the first baseball
video games introduced to the public
Study the size, sound, resolutions, and
graphics of the first baseball game
cartridge and compare to modern ones
There is a Magnavox Odyssey 2 console
in our collection

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Popularity of Electronic Games in the 1970s

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Popularity of Electronic Games in the 1970s
› Arcade Games vs Video Games
› Competitors
› Genres
› Game cartridges
› Photographs
› Advertisements

11. 
Popularity of Electronic Games in the 1970s
› Arcade Games vs Video Games
› Competitors
› Genres
› Game cartridges
› Photographs
› Advertisements
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Borrow some drawings of early electronic
games designs from other museums

12. 
Baseball in Children’s Toys

13. 
Baseball in Children’s Toys
› Autographed baseballs & bats
› Baseball cards
› Baseball electronic games

14. 
Baseball in Children’s Toys
› Autographed baseballs & bats
› Baseball cards
› Baseball electronic games
› Baseball Barbie!
Amazon.com, Inc.

15. 
Purchase extra consoles and cartridges
for visitors to play with

16. 
Influence of electronic games to the
social behavior and development of
children

17. 
The Video Game Explosion: A History From Pong to PlayStation and
Beyond, ed. Mark J.P. Wolf, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.)