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1979 Maniac Electronic Game by Ideal - $20 (Carle Place)
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The Fiendishly Clever Paranoid Electronic Game That Tests Your Senses in Four Different Ways!
Working perfectly and includes original Warranty Card and Instructions
4x 'C' Cell Batteries Required (not Included)
Invented by Ralph H. Baer, he is best known for developing the first video games, but he has accomplished more than that.
In 1975, Baer, an engineer and inventor, started an independent consulting business and began to work in association with Marvin Glass & Associates in Chicago, the toy design firm responsible for some of the most successful American toys of the 20th century.
Baer’s job was to develop electronic toys and games. The best-known result of this partnership was Simon.
In light of Simon’s success, Baer was asked by Marvin Glass to create another electronic game that was similar in nature.
The result was Maniac, which was released by Ideal Toy Company in 1979.
It was a multiple-player, sound-based game that required quick reflexes and the ability to identify and recall tonal sequences (rather than merely repeating them as they had with Simon).