![]() ![]() The Odyssey 3000 (Model 7508) dedicated console was released in 1977. Power is delivered via an included AC adapter. The console offers automatic serve, displays digital on-screen scores between plays, and provides settings for ball speed control. Three different graphics were used for the three different game variations (Tennis, Hockey, and Smash) Magnavox marketed the 500 as having a fourth game (Soccer) by using the squash player graphics with the hockey playing field. The console is essentially the same as the Odyssey 400 with one unique addition: instead of displaying vertical line "paddles", the console uses special graphics that actually resemble simplified versions of human players. The Odyssey 500 (Model 7520) dedicated console was released in 1976. An additional Texas Instruments chip was used to implement on-screen scoring. The console plays the same three games as the 200 and has the same three game control knobs. The 400 is essentially the same as the Odyssey 200 with automatic serve and on-screen digital scoring features added. The Odyssey 400 dedicated console was released in 1976. ![]() It also introduced on-screen number scoring. The 300 has the same three games as the Odyssey 200 unlike the 200, the Odyssey 300 console has three difficulty levels: Novice, Intermediate and Expert. Like the Telstar, the Odyssey 300 uses the AY-3-8500 chip as its logic and was among the first dedicated consoles to use a single IC chip as the focus of its design rather than multiple computer chips or transistor–transistor logic. Unlike Magnavox's previous two dedicated console products, the Odyssey 300 was meant to compete directly with the Coleco Telstar. The Odyssey 300 dedicated console was released in 1976. Like the Odyssey 100, the Odyssey 200 is powered by either six "C" batteries or a 9 volt AC adapter and uses the same game control knobs as its predecessor. The Odyssey 200 added non-digital on-screen scoring (a white rectangle moved one space to the right each time a player scored a point). ![]() The Odyssey 200 was also the first video game console to feature either two-player or four-player options. In addition to Tennis and Hockey, the Odyssey 200 featured a third game variation called "Smash". Using the TI single-chip design, the console improved on the Odyssey 100 in several areas. The Odyssey 200 dedicated console was released in 1975. Each player had three knobs for horizontal movement, vertical movement and ball trajectory adjustment ("English"). The Odyssey 100 is powered by either six "C" batteries or a 9 volt AC adapter. Neither game had on-screen scoring and the system used a crude buzzer for sound. The Odyssey 100 was designed around four Texas Instruments chips. 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. It uses a multi-chip discrete component design, which makes it much simpler than all later dedicated consoles Magnavox would eventually release. The Odyssey 100 dedicated console was released in 1975. These eight consoles were released in the US by Magnavox after its purchase by Philips in 1974. The Odyssey uses a type of removable printed circuit board card that inserts into a slot similar to a cartridge slot, allowing the player to select the unit's various games. Designed by Ralph Baer and first demonstrated on May 24 1972, it was sold by Magnavox and affiliates through 1975. The Magnavox Odyssey, released by Magnavox in 1972, is the world's first home video game console. ![]()
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