![]() ![]() Previously scorekeeping on Odyssey consoles had been an exercise left to the player.Ī different version of the Odyssey 300 that was built into a television set was also sold. The 1976 Odyssey 300 offered an improved experience with the ability to display game scores on screen. The system can play either Tennis or Hockey and can generate sound, a notable feature which was not a given in video games at the time. Uniquely, the system uses cardboard shielding internally, instead of more durable materials or materials that offered improved radio frequency properties. The system was built in the USA with a simple single layer circuit board and four Texas Instruments integrated circuits. The Magnavox Odyssey 100 was released in 1975. The Odyssey series of consoles were followed by the Magnavox Odyssey², a far more capable console capable of running software on cartridges.Īs more models were released, significant technical improvements were made, though these improvements were mostly iterative rather than groundbreaking. The last Magnavox Odyssey series consoles were released in 1977 and the last Philips Odyssey console was released in 1978. Unlike the original Odyssey which attempted to offer games from sports to a haunted mansion, Odyssey series consoles stuck to popular sports games. This series of consoles began to be released in 1975 as cheaper dedicated consoles with built in games, as opposed to the original Odyssey's ability to play multiple games via jumper cards. The Odyssey series was a follow up to the original Magnavox Odyssey console made following the acquisition of Magnavox by Philips in 1974. ![]()
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