Magnavox Odyssey 2

Magnavox Odyssey 2
Magnavox Odyssey 2 and its two wired joystick–based game controllers
Also known as
DeveloperMagnavox
Philips
ManufacturerMagnavox
Philips
Product familyMagnavox Odyssey series
Philips Odyssey series
TypeHome video game console
GenerationSecond generation
Release date
Lifespan19781984
Introductory priceUS$179 (equivalent to $836.19 in 2023)
Discontinued20 March 1984 (1984-03-20)[2]
Units sold2 million[5]
CPUIntel 8048
Memory192 bytes RAM (64 in the CPU, 128 external), 1024 bytes ROM in the CPU
Removable storageROM cartridge
DisplayIntel 8244
Graphics160×200 pixels, 16 colors (4-bit RGBI)
Controller inputJoysticks
PredecessorMagnavox Odyssey/Philips Odyssey 2100
SuccessorPhilips Videopac+ G7400

The Magnavox Odyssey 2 (stylized as Magnavox Odyssey²), also known as Philips Odyssey 2, is a second generation home video game console that was released in 1978. It was sold in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil and Peru as the Philips Odyssey and in Japan as Odyssey2 (オデッセイ2 odessei2). The Odyssey 2 was one of the five major home consoles prior to the 1983 video game market crash, along with Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Intellivision and ColecoVision.

In the early 1970s, Magnavox pioneered the home video game industry by successfully bringing the first home console to market, the Odyssey, which was quickly followed by a number of later models, each with a few technological improvements (see Magnavox Odyssey series). In 1978, Magnavox, now a subsidiary of North American Philips, decided to release an all-new successor, Odyssey 2.

In 2009, the video game website IGN named the Odyssey 2 the 21st greatest video game console, out of its list of 25.[6]

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  3. ^ Courtesy titles, New Scientist 10 May 1979, Page 445, ...The Phillips G7000 Videopac will be on sale in the UK this summer at around...
  4. ^ "The Odyssey²".
  5. ^ Forster, Winnie (2005). The encyclopedia of consoles, handhelds & home computers 1972 – 2005. GAMEPLAN. p. 30. ISBN 3-00-015359-4.
  6. ^ "Magnavox Odyssey 2 is number 21". IGN. Retrieved 28 July 2012.