7/27/2023 0 Comments Magnavox odyssey specs![]() In total sixty games were developed for the Videopac (and Odyssey 2) between 19. It are the games that determine the succes or faillure of the console. GamesĪ console has no meaning without games. Design The Magnavox Odyssey 200 can be powered by six 'C' batteries, or via the mains with a 9-volt AC adapter. Subsequent models had an external power supply and only with the third revision it was also possible to plug the controllers on the back in and out. The two controllers are ‘hard wired’ and cannot be disconnected without screwing open the console. The console is largely made of cheap plastic that, despite (or perhaps thanks to) the futuristic colour, feels cheap and fragile. The build quality of the Videopac is nothing to write home about. This Magnavox game console introduces 3 variations of Pong that allows 2 or 4 players to enjoy the game. This is not as smooth as one would suspect and requires some force. Product Information With the Intel 8048 8-bit microcontroller 1.79 MHz CPU, along with the Intel 8244 custom IC graphical processing unit, the Magnavox Odyssey 200 game console gives you an enhanced gaming experience. ![]() Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year. The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. The game cartridges are inserted at the top of the console. The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. With its shiny silver-gray housing and large numeric keyboard the Videopac had a quirky look and the console clearly distinguished its self from its competitors. Just like the name, the appearance of the Videopac also was futuristic (for its time). The letter ‘g’ stood for ‘gives power’ and the number ‘7000’ had no direct meaning, but was intended to give the name a futuristic feeling. Eventually they chose a name that would refer to what would be possible in the future with the Videopac. A somewhat special opinion, since this name referred to the European (Greek) hero-epos of Homer. Two developers of this G7000 had the the opinion that the name ‘Odyssey’ wouldn’t attract European consumers. The name of the G7000 did not refer to a product classification or processor type, but was chosen somewhat random. This processor was assisted by 256 bytes RAM and the Intel P8245 graphic co-processor. ![]() The Videopac had the Intel 8048 (8-bit) with a frequency of 1.79 MHz. Based around the AY-3-8600 single-chip design, the Odyssey 4000 features a total of six games (Tennis, Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Smash and Gridball and includes a Practice mode for solo-play in Basketball and Smash). The G7000 is the European version of the Magnavox Odyssey 2 console and therefore the direct successor to the Magnavox Odyssey (1) console. The Odyssey 4000 (model number: 7511) dedicated console was released in 1977. Rated output voltage is 9 volts AC at 1.2 amps. The Philips Videopac G7000 was a gaming console launched by Philips in 1978, after acquiring the American game console builder Magnavox. This power supply is a high-quality consumer AC power supply that is designed for North America and has an input voltage of 120 volts AC at 60Hz.
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