The odyssey was the first ever home video games console. The schematics for the original odyssey are available online as are the schematics for the oydssey2. It consisted of a us odyssey with the top of the box relabeled with a very nice magnavox logo and large odisea words. Magnavox odyssey 2000 retro arcade video game system in box instructions. Magnavox svb106 video cassette recorder owners manual. The magnavox odyssey was the worlds first home game console. Now that the site is running properly again we will just have to wait to see if any of the editors return. My friend next door had the atari 2600 system, and my friend behind us had intellivision. Higinbotham at the brookhaven national laboratory in 1958. The odyssey 3000 features the same game variations as the odyssey 2000 tennis. Brazil philips odyssey japan koton trading toitarii enterprise odessei 2. Using a few extra chips designed by texas instruments, the odyssey 200 was still largely an analog system. Magnavox odyssey, the first video game system pongstory.
Six game cartridges, some have multiple games on one cartridge. Make offer take the money and run magnavox odyssey 2 manual only instruction booklet. Its mission is to collect and preserve the history and artifacts of the magnavox company of tennessee. The odyssey 2 seemed to have a larger following there than the rest of the world. The original magnavox odyssey was what started the trend for decades of video game innovation. It was released in north america in 1975, it was sold by phillips in europe. Odyssey 2 shortly after atari introduced the 2600, magnavox came out with its own cartridgebased game system, the odyssey 2. After the odyssey 4000, magnavox goes on to release a completely different system known as the odyssey 2, also known as videopac in europe. Magnavox odyssey 2 console cib box manual controllers power adapter super cobra. The odyssey 4000 was the last pong system released by magnavox.
Ralph baer had worked for over two years at new hampshirebased sanders associates on a prototype system known as the brown box, assumingly because it was encased in wood, which would connect to a tv screen and play 12 games. Magnavox odyssey 2 bjbk7600 service manual pdf download. This particular machine is the odyssey 100 the immediate successor to that groundbreaking console. The odyssey 4000 featured 8 exciting games in full color. It was first demonstrated in april 1972 and released in august of that year, predating the atari pong home consoles by three years. Odyssey 1005000 schematics dedicated systems atariage. The odyssey 2000 was basically an updated version of the odyssey 300. The magnavox odyssey 500 is the successor to the magnavox odyssey 400. For a printed owners manual, click on authorized ocho remedios naturales pdf manuals or go to your selection of a 2000 honda odyssey was a wise. Like the 300, the odyssey 2000 uses the ay38500 singlechip design which is also used in the odyssey 3000. With two detachable controllers, four different games, separate switches.
Magnavox odyssey odyssey 2 history, specs, pictures. Cd player crt tv dvd player flat panel tv home theater system monitor speaker system stereo system tv vcr. Unfollow magnavox odyssey 500 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The machine, designed by ralph baer the father of video games, was released in 1972. Forty years ago, magnavox lifted the veil on the worlds first commercial video game console, the odyssey. Magnavox odyssey 2000 photos, specs, and price engadget.
My family got this odyssey 2 system for christmas 1980. In 1977, the magnavox odyssey line of pong games represents the cutting edge of dedicated console technology. Downloads magnavox odyssey game manuals replacementdocs. The game manual, as well as magnavoxs service documentation describe this as an option for two or four players, although the. The very first export of the magnavox odyssey, the magnavox odisea, was made in mexico around october 1972 following a very successfull market survey a few months before. Made in 1977, the odyssey 3000 is one of the best pong systems ever made. This bulky but lightweight system had an alphanumeric keyboard, which unfortunately wasnt used for much except game selection and entering messages on the screen. The magnavox odyssey is the worlds first commercial home video game console. Historical game console prices believe it or not, video game consoles have been around for over 40 years. Magnavox odyssey 2000 released may 1977 while not the first electronic game, the earliest form of an electronic pingpong game dates back as a game played on an oscilloscope, by william a. Magnavox odyssey unboxing odyssey part 1 brutally honest gamer duration.
Save magnavox odyssey 4000 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Find the user manual and the help you need for the products you own at manualsonline. This version comes with 2 attached controllers, an attached power cord and rf cable. The magnavox odyssey, which was the first game console that could be connected to a tv, was originally released in 1972. Magnavox odyssey 2000 vintage video game console w box. However, i cant find schematics for the odyssey 1005000 systems.
Ozyrs odyssey 2 archive ozyrs classic video game emporium. Enter your product or model number to find your product. View and download magnavox odyssey 2 bjbk7600 service manual online. The manual for the odyssey sold in mexico the odisea. It all began with ralph baer, the father of tv games. Odyssey 2 was a cartridge system and so much fun to play. Lilliputian, the site had serious problems that lasted for over a year which meant it was meaningless to approve manuals for download.
I did open the console and plug in rca cable and i use the rca to coaxial adapter to plug into my tv. Since only one prototype of this console has been found in the usa it looks like the rumor of limited release is unsubstantiated, but since it was released in europe i choose to list it here and not under the unreleased section. And magnavox essencially dominated generation 1 of consoles. Baer at sanders associates and released by magnavox in the united states in september 1972 and overseas the following year. Those were the old days when home video games were in their infancy. The magnavox historical preservation association was formed in 2010. His ideas ushered in a new era of electronic entertainment and sparked the home video game revoluti. By mintyfresh, march 30, 2003 in classic gaming general. The odyssey 200 is a video game console with 3 variations of pong and could be played by two or four players, it is the first system to offer this feature. Here you will find instructions, box scans, cartridge scans, and screen shots for all the u. The odyssey 2000, 3000 and 4000 were arguably the most advanced dedicated pong console systems of the 1970s. Game console, antenna game switch, new switch adapter, allows game to be hooked up to coaxle cable, to tv.
Odyssey 2 bjbk7600 game console pdf manual download. The magnavox odyssey 500 is a 1976 pong dedicated console developed by magnavox. Odyssey 3 command center ultimate console database at. This page will highlight some of the different console revisions and their differences. Magnavox odyssey 2 video game console, tested works. For a printed owners manual, click on authorized manuals or go to. Magnavox odyssey game service manuals for models bg7500, bg7516. The magnavox odyssey known as the brown box during development is the first commercial home video game console. It is a digital video game console, though is often mistakenly believed to be analog, due. Magnavox odyssey is the general brand name of magnavoxs complete line of home video. All game manuals mattel intellivision games database. Magnavox gave them the use of their boardroom and one of their 19inch tv sets.