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The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The console was launched in North America in September 1972, and then in the UK and the rest of Europe by 1974.  
The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The console was launched in North America in September 1972, and then in the UK and the rest of Europe by 1974. Created by Ralph Baer — the pioneering "Father of Video Games" — the console bridged the worlds of table-top board games by relying on the use of dice, paper money, and physical overlays that stuck to the screen. It also sported the first light gun peripheral and the game ''Table Tennis'' which was the inspiration for ''Pong''.
 
The console also spawned the Magnavox Odyssey and Philips Odyssey series of consoles, indicated with a number such as "Magnavox Odyssey 100".
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===Technical Information===
===Technical Information===
* [[Odyssey:Magnavox_Odyssey_Model_Differences|Model Differences]]   
* [[Odyssey:Magnavox_Odyssey_Model_Differences|Model Differences]]   
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Connector Pinouts </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Odyssey:Connector Pinouts]] </s>
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===Video Mods===
===Video Mods===
* [[Odyssey:Video Output Notes|Video Output Options]]  
* [[Odyssey:Video Output Notes]]  
* [https://easyeda.com/ruthsarian/composite-video-output-mod-for-magnavox-odyssey Odyssey Composite Video Mod (designed by Ralph Baer)]
* [https://easyeda.com/ruthsarian/composite-video-output-mod-for-magnavox-odyssey Odyssey Composite Video Mod (designed by Ralph Baer)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6H6SIfWTc&t=109s Composite Mod: Boojakascha's Video Board]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6H6SIfWTc&t=109s Composite Mod: Boojakascha's Video Board]
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* [[Media:Magnavox Odyssey Service Manual.pdf|Magnavox Odyssey Service Manual]]  
* [[Media:Magnavox Odyssey Service Manual.pdf|Magnavox Odyssey Service Manual]]  
* [[Media:Magnavox Odyssey Manual (1972).pdf|Magnavox Odyssey Manual]]  
* [[Media:Magnavox Odyssey Manual (1972).pdf|Magnavox Odyssey Manual]]  
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Fixing Controller Disc </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Odyssey:Fixing Controller Disc]] </s>
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<li> [https://www.pong-story.com/odyitems.htm Original Game Accessories, Overlays & Documents<nowiki></nowiki>]  
<li> [https://www.pong-story.com/odyitems.htm Original Game Accessories, Overlays & Documents<nowiki></nowiki>]  
<li> [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/289945-new-game-card-special-controller-and-3-games-for-magnavox-odyssey-1/ Damocles Controller<nowiki></nowiki>]  
<li> [https://atariage.com/forums/topic/289945-new-game-card-special-controller-and-3-games-for-magnavox-odyssey-1/ Damocles Controller<nowiki></nowiki>]  
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> [[Odyssey:Capacitor Kit]] </s>
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Revision as of 04:15, 14 February 2023

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The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The console was launched in North America in September 1972, and then in the UK and the rest of Europe by 1974. Created by Ralph Baer — the pioneering "Father of Video Games" — the console bridged the worlds of table-top board games by relying on the use of dice, paper money, and physical overlays that stuck to the screen. It also sported the first light gun peripheral and the game Table Tennis which was the inspiration for Pong.

The console also spawned the Magnavox Odyssey and Philips Odyssey series of consoles, indicated with a number such as "Magnavox Odyssey 100".