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Many of us grew up playing cartridge-based games. But there's few who know the story behind how those cartridges came to be. And even fewer who know the story of the man behind them: Jerry Lawson. \n\nFew people realized how his vision would change video games. Jenny List explains how before Jerry Lawson, a console could only play one game. Benj Edwards describes how Lawson partnered with a pair of engineers to design a console with swappable cartridges. Pong creator Al Alcorn recounts the FCC limitations on Lawson\u2019s Fairchild Channel F\u2014and recognizes Lawson\u2019s immense contributions to the gaming industry. And those in the know, like Jeremy Saucier, advocate for sharing Lawson\u2019s story. \n\nBecause Lawson\u2019s story was almost lost, he was recently recognized by Joseph Saulter at the Games Developer\u2019s Conference\u2014thanks to the work of journalist John William Templeton. And his children, Anderson and Karen Lawson, share how passionate Jerry was about electronics\u2014and how much it meant that he finally got the recognition he deserved.