computers By dinos Apr 15, 1960 Modeled after a late 1960s prototype console developed by Ralph H. Baer called the "Brown Box" Period: Apr 15, 1960 to Apr 15, 1973 video games Apr 15, 1970 In 1971, Computer Space, created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, was the first commercially sold Apr 15, 1972 Computer Space was followed in 1972 by the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home console Apr 15, 1973 The game was featured in he 1973 science fiction film Soylent Green