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{{Gametech|[[Magnavox Odyssey]]}}
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{{Main|Wikipedia:Magnavox Odyssey}}
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{{Infobox console
 
{{Infobox console
 
|title = Magnavox Odyssey
 
|title = Magnavox Odyssey
|logo = Magnavox-Odyssey-Console.jpg
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|logo = Magnavox-Odyssey-Console.png
|developer = Magnavox
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|developer = [[Magnavox]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:First-generation consoles|First generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:First-generation consoles|First generation]]
 
|release = 1972
 
|release = 1972
 
|discontinued = 1975
 
|discontinued = 1975
|successor = [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Magnavox Odyssey²]]
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|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|99.99|1972}} <br> {{Inflation|USD|50|1972}} <span title="If purchased with a Magnavox television">**</sup></span>
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|successor=Odyssey series, [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Odyssey² / Videopac(+)]]
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}The '''[[gametech:Magnavox Odyssey|Odyssey]]''' is the first home video game console, released in September of 1972 by Magnavox and was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|99.99|1972}} (though when purchased with a Magnavox television, it cost only {{Inflation|USD|50|1972}}). It was called the '''Brown Box''' during development. It ran on either 6 C-cell batteries or a 9-volt AC adapter. The Odyssey did not use a CPU; the cartridges, called "circuit cards", altered the machine's signal path instead. This changed the light output of the television screen, creating the appearance of a game, but it did not allow for music to be played.
 
  
==Simulators==
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}}The '''[[gametech:Magnavox Odyssey|Odyssey]]''' is the first home video game console, released in September of 1972 by Magnavox. It was called the '''Brown Box''' during development. It ran on either 6 C-cell batteries or a 9-volt AC adapter. The Odyssey did not use a CPU; the cartridges, called "circuit cards", altered the machine's signal path instead. This changed the light output of the television screen, creating the appearance of a game, but it did not allow for music to be played.
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==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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! colspan="8"|PC / x86
 
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! colspan="10"|PC / x86
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|Odyemu
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web|W9x|DOS}}<ref group=N>ODYEMU can be emulated online using Dosbox with https://archive.org/details/odyemu</ref>
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|[https://archive.org/details/odyemu Web]<br/>[http://www.pong-story.com/odyemu.htm 03/03/2009]
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||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|OdySim
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|Odyssey Now
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|W9x|Mac}}
|[http://odysim.blogspot.fr/ 13/10/2019]
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|[https://pathealy.itch.io/odyssey-now-hal Web][https://github.com/Vibrant-Media-Lab/OdysseyNowHAL GitHub]<br/>
||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|Magnavody
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|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|W9x|macOS}}
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|[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695020 Steam][https://classyk.itch.io/magnavody Itch][https://gitlab.com/dodgyville/magnavody GitLab]<br/>
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||Unknown ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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! colspan="8"|Console
 
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|Magnavox Odyssey DS
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|align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
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|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_DS DS]<br/>
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||Unknown ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|}
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==Emulators==
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==Simulators==
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
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! colspan="10"|PC / x86
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! colspan="8"|PC / x86
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|Odyemu
 
|align=left|{{Icon|DOS}}
 
|[http://www.pong-story.com/odyemu.htm 03/03/2009]
 
||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|OdySim
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://odysim.blogspot.fr 13/10/2019]
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||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
 
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Consoles|!Odyssey]]
* [[wikipedia:Magnavox Odyssey|Magnavox Odyssey]] at [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (Good history article on the Odyssey console with pictures, a games chart and a large bibliography.)
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[[Category:Home consoles|!Odyssey]]
 
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[[Category:First-generation consoles|!Odyssey]]
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Home consoles]]
 
[[Category:First-generation consoles]]
 

Latest revision as of 23:50, 22 March 2024

Main article: Wikipedia:Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox-Odyssey-Console.png
Developer Magnavox
Type Home video game console
Generation First generation
Release date 1972
Discontinued 1975
Introductory price $99.99
$50 **
Successor Odyssey series, Odyssey² / Videopac(+)
Emulated

The Odyssey is the first home video game console, released in September of 1972 by Magnavox. It was called the Brown Box during development. It ran on either 6 C-cell batteries or a 9-volt AC adapter. The Odyssey did not use a CPU; the cartridges, called "circuit cards", altered the machine's signal path instead. This changed the light output of the television screen, creating the appearance of a game, but it did not allow for music to be played.

Emulators[edit]

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Accuracy libretro FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Odyemu       [N 1] Web
03/03/2009
Cycle
Odyssey Now     WebGitHub
Cycle
Magnavody       SteamItchGitLab
Unknown
Console
Magnavox Odyssey DS   DS
Unknown
  1. ODYEMU can be emulated online using Dosbox with https://archive.org/details/odyemu

Simulators[edit]

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Accuracy libretro FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
OdySim   13/10/2019 Cycle ? ~