Rifles and light guns have been used in other gaming systems, including the popular “Zapper” that Nintendo shipped in some versions of its Nintendo Entertainment System.

Before the NES and even before Pong, the Magnavox Odyssey braved the frontier as the first home video game console. Here's what it was capable of.

In September 1972, the Magnavox Odyssey appeared in American Magnavox stores, making it the first video game console that could be played at home with your television. Sold over a period of three ...