Ralph Baer crushes Utrecht, the Netherlands mayor at Pong
by Jason Dobson 
{ Jun 18th 2008 at 10:00PM }
As one of Europe's largest gaming events, the NLGD Festival of Games offers a stage for people to gather and discuss the continent's growing presence in the world of gaming. Said Seth van der Meer, chairman of the NLGD, "The first day of the conference has set the tone for an exciting lineup over the next two days," which includes keynotes, more than 75 lectures, and even a career fair. However, we seriously doubt any will measure up to the awesomeness of Baer's old school Pong throw down.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
marzz @ Jun 18th 2008 10:13PM
Chalk up another epic win for Ralph Baer.
Chigurh @ Jun 18th 2008 10:37PM
I'd pwn him in pong.
NukeAssault @ Jun 18th 2008 10:38PM
GET EM BAER!
GatorSax2010 @ Jun 18th 2008 10:50PM
The headline sounds like Baer has crushed someone called "Utrecht, the Netherlands Mayor." It conjures up images of a large, powerful viking-type warrior. The legend of Ralph Baer grows...
colin @ Jun 19th 2008 3:56AM
I heard that when he was a boy, he killed an 8-foot-tall adult black bear with his baer hands.
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 12:07PM
I can't baer to read this anymore
Nate @ Jun 19th 2008 2:43PM
Baer likely pulled out a trick that the original brown box had that most people aren't used to- you can control the ball with an additional paddle that's on the side of the box. YOu can make it swerve up and down ridiculously.
I played a game vs. Ralph in front of a crowd about 10 years ago- IT was a sedate first serve, then once I settled in, he whipped out this ridiculous english and swerved right around me. It played for a good laugh in the room as my jaw dropped.
Then I figured it out and schooled the third shot right around him and he quickly closed up the demo and moved on to rest of his presentation.
Good demo, great guy. (And I got to play vs. Ralph on the original brown box, how FRIGGIN AWESOME is that?)