The Channel F system included several controls, including a brand-new 8-way joystick created by Lawson and a "pause" button-a first for a home video game console. The sale of these games opened up a new source of income for console manufacturers.
The technology enabled gamers to purchase a library of games.
These were also safe as there was no risk of electric shock when repeatedly inserted and removed from a console unit. Thanks to the Fairchild Channel F console created by Lawson and his colleagues, games could be stored as software on removable ROM cartridges. Additionally, he created the original video game cartridge, which was widely used for many years around the globe to play video games. Demolition Derby was one of the first video games powered by a microprocessor.ĭue to his original and creative ideas, he quickly rose to fame in the video game business. At his garage, he developed Demolition Derby, an early coin-operated arcade game, which was finished at the beginning of 1975 using Fairchild's new F8 microprocessors.
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