Magnavox Odyssey Console
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Magnavox Odyssey Console
Rarity Score
34
out of 100
Common
Brand
Philips Magnavox
Platform
Magnavox Odyssey
Quick facts
- The Magnavox Odyssey, released by Magnavox in September 1972, is the world's first commercial video game console.
- Designed by Ralph H. Baer and first demonstrated on a convention in Burlingame, California on May 24, 1972, it was sold by Magnavox and affiliates through 1975.
- According to original television appearances, it launched at retail for $99.99. Within the box of the unit are a series of mylar sheets used to overlay the graphics of each game on a television ranging from 14 to 22 inches in screen-size.
- Additionally, accessories were included alongside these plastic overlays, including gameboards, decks of cards, and poker chips for the included roulette game.
- The Odyssey uses a type of removable printed circuit board card that inserts into a slot similar to a cartridge slot, allowing the player to select the unit's various games.
- On these cartridges isn't a program; there are just a few wires that connect electrically a few parts of the intern console hardware that a game appears on the screen.
Quick Facts
- Amount Produced Estimate
- Between 100k - 1 million
- Release Type
- Official
- Region Code
- NTSC-U/C
- Limited Edition
- No
- Is Bundle
- Yes
- Color
- White
- Is Unique Variation
- Yes
Release Dates
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🇺🇸 United StatesSeptember 1972
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom1973
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🌍 Europe1974
