Magnavox Odyssey Console
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Release Type |
Official
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Amount Produced Estimate |
Between 100k - 1 million
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Region Code |
NTSC-U/C
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Limited Edition |
No
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Color | White |
Is Bundle |
Yes
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- 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.
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