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If you are a game lover who has ever played classic games in Sega or Nintendo game consoles, know that there are much older game consoles . When Sega Genesis was released in 1988, the Magnavox Odyssey was introduced in 1972.
Informit website reveals the history of game consoles and explains that the Magnavox Odyssey is one of the oldest game consoles ever in the 1970s. The first home gaming console that dibanderol USD100 featuring black and white graphics.
This device has been relying on the television screen and can be played in multiplayer with the controller. Wikipedia explains, Magnavox Odyssey was developed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates.
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This entertainment game console was released by Magnavox in the United States in September 1972 and launched overseas the following year. The Odyssey game console consists of white, black and brown squares connected to the television and has two controller devices with cables.
The device is capable of displaying three square dots on the screen in monochrome black and white, with different behaviors for the points depending on the game being played, and without voice capability.
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Gamers should place a layer of plastic on the screen to create a visual. In addition, gamers must control their dots with three buttons and one button on the controller according to the rules given for the game.
Reportedly, the packed Odyssey console is equipped with dice, paper money, and other board game equipment to match the game. There is also another controller, the first video game rifle sold separately.
This game console does not achieve lasting success. Odyssey considered not too challenging and the device can only be used with a television set Magnavox brand.
This game console only sold 200 thousand units within three years.