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An Odyssey controller. The Odyssey consists of a black, white, and brown oblong box connected by wires to two rectangular controllers.The console connects to the television set through an included switch box, which allows the player to switch the television input between the Odyssey and the regular television input cable, and presents itself like a television channel on channel three or four ...
Magnavox Odyssey 100. The Magnavox Odyssey 100 dedicated console was announced in the Spring of 1975 with first shipments on October 30 [2] and a launch price of $99.95, [5] [6] although pricing dropped quickly with pricing listed at $80 by June 1976 [7] and by Christmas of 76 as low as $39.95. [8]
In the 1960s, Magnavox manufactured the first plasma displays for the military and for computer applications. Magnavox Odyssey. In 1972 Magnavox introduced the Odyssey, the first video game console. [10] In 1974, North American Philips acquired a majority stake in the Magnavox Company, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary the following year. [11]
The industry had its first crash in 1977 following the release of the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari's home versions of Pong and the Coleco Telstar, which led other third-party manufacturers, using inexpensive General Instruments processor chips, to make their own home consoles which flooded the market by 1977.
The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. [1] The last new console release of the generation was most likely the Compu-Vision 440 by radio manufacturer Bentley in 1983, [2] though other systems were also released in that year.
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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Magnavox Odyssey 2 games. It includes titles that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category lists video games released only on the Magnavox Odyssey 2 , also known as the Philips Videopac.