Suites&Games

Gameplay screenshot of the arcade game Pong(1972) In 1972, Atari’s electronic table tennis game  Pong  became a bonafide craze—and Ralph Baer, inventor of the Magnavox Odyssey gaming console, sought legal action against Atari. Baer claimed that Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell had copied Magnavox’s version of electronic Ping-Pong after Bushnell played the game at a Magnavox dealership demo a few months before  Pong  was released. Facts: In 1975 Ralph Baer and Magnavox, creators of the first home console system – the Magnavox Odyssey – sued Atari (and many other companies) for their clones of the Magnavox Odyssey’s ‘Tennis’ game. The Atari game in question was ‘Pong.’ Due to the patents held by Baer and Magnavox parent company Sanders Associates, and coupled with the fact that there was ample evidence of Atari founder Nolan Bushnell having played ‘Tennis’ at a product exhibition, Atari decided to settle the case outside of the courts. Other co...

“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” SATORU IWATA Former President and CEO of Nintendo                                        Some of the beloved video game characters in action I clearly remember on my 5 th birthday, first time in my life i went to arcade with my friends from daycare. In there the first time of my life i experienced the magic of video games. My first ever game i ever played was the arcade version of the great Super Mario Bros. From the point onwards i became obsessed with these amazing electronic marvels. My other most obsessive interest in life is law, in which i fell in love in my later high school years. Through law i came to know about different aspects of our society and surroundings. It became my primary carear option. Right now during the holidays between t...