BoingBoingis one of the finest sites this side ofThe Piratebay. Not only are the editors the only people on the planet who I consider to be my intellectual equals (and your future overlords), but they constantly dig up all kinds of bizarre crap from every dusty corner of the Interweb.
Today, they had a post about a game called theSeeburg Ray-O-Lite, a light gun game from 1936. You might be thinking “Nex, that’s not a video game! What gives? Have you turned commie on us?” Well, yes, yes I have. I apologize.
Back to the topic at hand though, theRay-O-Litewas the first light gun game ever invented. It’s the predecessor to yourDuck Hunts, yourVirtua Copsand yourHouses of the Dead! This, right here, is truly gaming history from an era beforeNazi Supermenwere parachuting into Churchill’s backyard and goosestepping all over Norway. America’s boys trained their killer instincts on this game, and one could even argue that without theRay-O-Lite, we might all be eating bratwurst and wearing lederhosen.
