Engineer, inventor and video game pioneer Jerry Lawson passed away Saturday of unknown causes.

Lawson was among the earliest video game engineers. His first arcade title, Chicago Coins' Demolition Derby, was developed in his garage in the early 1970s.

Lawson is remembered as the inventor of Fairchild Semiconductor's home video game console, the Channel F. Released in 1976, the Channel F is the first console with programmable game cartridges; before it, home video game systems only played the games that were built into them.

http://www.1up.com/news/video-game-pioneer-jerry-lawson-dies

RIP, my heart goes out to his family

It's a sad day for gamers =(

rest in peace. You did something special 

RIp to a pioneer

Very telling that he passes during this early phasing out of physical media.  RIP

physical media will be phased out eventually,but not for a very long time. 

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28515706/the-creator-of-the-video-game-cartridge-has-died?tag=topics;title

First reply is pure gold.

Yes it is.

I second that, that was a good laugh even though I shouldn't be laughing lol.

RIP, mr.jerry lawson.