Odyssey 100

created and published by Magnavox in 1975-10-30, running on custom platform
type: sport, action/reflex
genre: Hockey, Tennis
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: shared-screen
languages: eng

Description

The Magnavox Odyssey 100 dedicated console was announced in the Spring of 1975 with first shipments on October 30 and a launch price of $99.95, although pricing dropped quickly with pricing listed at $80 by June 1976 and by Christmas of 76 as low as $39.95. It uses a multi-chip discrete component design, which makes it much simpler than all later dedicated consoles Magnavox would eventually release. Magnavox already had a single-chip design in mind that year, but wanted to have a product they could release immediately if Texas Instruments, the supplier of their single video game chips, was unable to deliver in a timely manner.

The Odyssey 100 was designed around four Texas Instruments chips. It has two games (Tennis and Hockey). Neither game had on-screen scoring and the system used a crude buzzer for sound. The Odyssey 100 is powered by either six "C" batteries or a 9 volt AC adapter. Each player had three knobs for horizontal movement, vertical movement and ball trajectory adjustment ("English").

Becoro # 2024-01-15 09:59:36 - source

Technical specs

display: Monotone

Editor note

I personally don't know if I would consider it a video game, rather I would add them to the list of Consoles.

# 2024-01-15 10:03:40

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