Many of these systems yellow with age and most have issues working. Well first that there's two main versions of this console, known as Run 1 and Run 2, and again Run 1's carry a higher price then Run 2 models. What do I need to know if I start collecting this system? Run 2 has a “Run 2” sticker on the bottom and most (not all of them) have the Magnavox logo on the front of the console. Run 1's are the most sought after by collector's and usually fetch a higher price. Run 1 has a sticker on the bottom that says “run 1” and they don't have the Magnavox logo on the front of the console. (this is why some collectors look for certain serial numbers) But for Most collector's they mainly want a Run 1 model. The Run 1 and Run 2 models do have different versions mainly from the parts inside. There is other models made over seas and even fake versions made out of the US. The Light Gun games and messing around with a friend is fun, but nothing stands out as a must play on the Odyssey. The system has the weirdest controllers, its basically a box with three knobs and a reset button. Mostly you're showing someone how simple the first gaming console was. Not really, other then good laugh on how simple and primitive the games are the System is more of a novelty then anything else. Most all the games require a second player, the only one you can solo on is the Light Gun games. The games are simple cards that tell the console how the lights should react. There's no score, no boundaries and players pretty much could move where ever they want. Well it's pretty much a light square on the screen and you place a light plastic overlay over the TV screen to get graphics. (lol) The system was discontinued by 1975 due to horrible sales and the Pong revolution. Guess people of the 70s where not to bright. Not well, people where mislead by their ads that the system could only be used on Mangavox TVs because in every ad it was used on a Magnavox television. Not only was this the First console but the first to use a Light Gun and changeable games (sort off). He tried to sell his prototype to many electronic companies and everyone turned him away til Magnavox saw it and took his idea and made what we know as the Odyssey in 1972. In the late 60's a man named Ralph Baer created something that was like nothing on the market, a box that you can hook up to a TV and play as a game. This will be my 8-bits (instead of my 2-cents) The release of the Odyssey marked the beginning of the first generation of video game consoles and was an early part of the rise of the commercial video game industry.This will be a forum series where I'll talk about the history and my experience with the gaming consoles I own and I figured why not start with the first gaming console that was ever released. Patents by Baer and the other developers for the system and the games, including what was termed by a judge as "the pioneering patent of the video game art", formed the basis of a series of lawsuits spanning 20 years, earning Sanders and Magnavox over US$100 million. One of the 28 games made for the system, a ping pong game, was an inspiration for Atari's successful 1972 Pong arcade game, in turn driving sales of the Odyssey. The console spawned the Odyssey series of dedicated consoles, as well as the 1978 Magnavox Odyssey 2. After releasing the console through their dealerships, Magnavox sold 69,000 units its first calendar year, and 350,000 by the time the console was discontinued in 1975. The seventh, known as the Brown Box, was shown to several manufacturers before Magnavox agreed to produce it in January 1971. Over the next three years he, along with Bill Harrison and Bill Rusch, created seven successive prototype consoles. The idea for a video game console was conceived by Baer in August 1966. The Odyssey console came packaged with dice, paper money, and other board game paraphernalia to accompany the games, while a peripheral controller-the first video game light gun-was sold separately. The console cannot generate audio or track scores. Players place plastic overlays on the screen to display additional visual elements for each game, and the one or two players for each game control their dots with the knobs and buttons on the controller in accordance with the rules given for the game. It is capable of displaying three square dots and one line of varying height on the screen in monochrome black and white, with differing behavior for the dots depending on the game played. The Odyssey consists of a white, black, and brown box that connects to a television set, and two rectangular controllers attached by wires. 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 Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console.
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