DID YOU KNOW

The Magnavox Odyssey was the world’s first commercial home video game console long before PlayStations, Nintendos, Mega Drives or even Ataris. It was designed by engineer Ralph Baer who wanted to build something into a television set that the owner could control. The Magnavox prototype would take Baer and his colleagues three years to complete and a further 3 years to convince the Magnavox Company to produce it.

Pioneer in the Industry
The Magnavox Odyssey was a pioneer for the video gaming industry in a number of ways including: being the first home gaming console (predating the Atari Pong home system), the first use of a ‘cartridge-like’ device to provide different game inputs through the use of game cards that could plug into the console; and the first ever video game light gun together with a number of other accessories. Plastic television overlays were also shipped with the console and placed over the television to create visuals for each game in order to extend the console’s capabilities.

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