Video shows the monkey controlling the game without a joystick, thanks to chips implanted in its brain.

The first six games to enter the new World Video Game Hall of Fame cross decades and platforms, but all have impacted the video game industry.

Baer created both the precursor to 'Pong' and the electronic memory game 'Simon' and was leader of the team that developed the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console.