The Magnavox Odyssey 2 (stylized as Magnavox Odyssey²) is a home video game console released in North America in September 1978 by Magnavox, at the time a wholly owned subsidiary of Philips. It was also released by Philips as the Philips Videopac G7000 in Europe, the Philips Odyssey in Brazil and Peru, and the Odyssey2 (オデッセイ2 odessei2) in Japan. A late revision of the Videopac known as the Philips Videopac+ G7400 was released in limited quantities in 1983 with unique games. There were games released for Odyssey², Videopac, and Videopac+ across all regions. Games were released in the form of ROM cartridges that were 2 KB and later 4 KB in size. In Europe, most games were given a number along with their titles in a variety of different languages. In 1981, Philips dropped the Magnavox publishing label for its Odyssey² games, directly publishing them through North American Philips (N.A.P.) instead. Only two companies, Imagic and Parker Brothers, released third-party software for the system.
Games were initially developed internally at Magnavox. After running out of ideas for new games, Intel employee Ed Averett, a member of the team behind the Intel 8048 and Intel 8244 graphics chip inside the Odyssey², opted to develop games for the system as a freelance developer. He developed at least 25 games for the Odyssey² including K.C. Munchkin and Quest for the Rings, two of the systems most notable releases. He occasionally also enlisted help from his wife, Linda. Packaging and marketing materials for the games were designed by Steve Lehner and Rob Bradford of Bradford/Cout Design, a Chicago based marketing firm which had previously worked on the Magnavox Odyssey.
Two expansion modules were released for the system over its lifespan. In Europe, Philips released a computer chess expansion, the Videopac C7010 Chess Module, a separate unit with an additional CPU that plugs into the cartridge port. In North America, Philips released a voice synthesis expansion module called "The Voice" in September 1982. The module was optional for all the games that used it. This list contains only games officially released by Philips, Imagic, or Parker Brothers during the lifespan of the console.
Official games
Title # Developer Publisher NA PALVideopac+ 4 in 1 Row40PhilipsAir Battle58PhilipsAlien Invaders - Plus!Space MonsterPAL22Ed AverettLinda AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAAlpine Skiing!SkiingPAL25Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAArmored Encounter! / Subchase!Air-Sea War / BattlePAL4MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAAtlantisJeff RonneImagicAttack of the Timelord!TerrahawksPAL51Ed AverettLinda AverettPhilipsBackgammon48PhilipsBaseball!8MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNABlobbers57PhilipsBlockout! / Breakdown!Dam BusterPAL29Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNABowling! / Basketball!Tenpin Bowling / BasketballPAL6Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAC7010 Chess ModulePhilipsCasino Slot Machine!Las Vegas GamblingPAL23Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNACatch The Ball / Noughts and Crosses19PhilipsChez MaximeJean TarradThomson-BrandtChinese Logic17PhilipsClay Pigeon!Göran ÖhmanPhilipsComando Noturno!PhilipsComputer Golf!GolfPAL10Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAComputer Intro!Computer ProgrammerPAL9Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAConquest of the World41Ed AverettSteve LehnerPhilipsCosmic Conflict!11Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNADemon AttackDave JohnsonImagicDepth Charge / Marksman16PhilipsDes chiffres et des lettresThomson-BrandtDynasty!SamuraiPAL15MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAElectronic Table Soccer!Electronic Table FootballPAL27Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAExojet+Thomson-BrandtFootball!American FootballPAL3Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAFreedom Fighters!39Ed AverettPhilipsFroggerParker BrothersThe Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt46Ed AverettSteve LehnerPhilipsHockey! / Soccer!Electronic Soccer / Electronic Ice HockeyPAL36Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAInvaders from Hyperspace!Laser WarPAL18Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAI've Got Your Number!Playschool MathsNA13Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAK.C. Munchkin!MunchkinPAL38Ed AverettPhilipsK.C.'s Krazy Chase!Crazy ChasePAL44Ed AverettPhilipsKeyboard Creations!NewscasterAPhilipsKiller Bees!52Bob HarrisPhilipsA Labyrinth Game / Supermind32PhilipsLas Vegas Blackjack!BlackjackPAL5Sam OvertonPhilipsWWMagnavoxNALoony Balloon54PhilipsMatchmaker! / Buzzword! / Logix!Pairs / Space Rendezvous / LogicPAL2MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAMath-A-Magic! / Echo!Mathematician / EchoPAL7MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAMonkeyshines!37Ed AverettPhilipsMorse45PhilipsMoto-Crash+Thomson-BrandtThe Mousing Cat47PhilipsMusician31Jon ShuttleworthPeter van TwistPhilipsNeutron Star55PhilipsNightmare53PhilipsNimble Numbers Ned!Bob HarrisPhilipsNorseman56Jake DowdingAndy EltisPhilipsOut of this World! / Helicopter Rescue!Helicopter RescuePAL59MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAJumping AcrobatsP.T. Barnum's Acrobats!NA33Jim ButlerPhilipsPachinko!Basket GamePAL26Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAPick Axe Pete!Pickaxe PetePAL43Ed AverettPhilipsPocket Billiards!Electronic BilliardsPAL35Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAPopeyeParker BrothersPower LordsOdysseyPhilipsQ*bertParker BrothersQuest for the Rings42Ed AverettSteve LehnerPhilipsWWMagnavoxNASecret of the Pharaohs21PhilipsShowdown in 2100 A.D.GunfighterPAL14Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNASid the Spellbinder!Sam OvertonPhilipsSpeedway! / Spin-out! / Cryptologic!Race / Spin-Out / CryptogramPAL1MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAStone SlingSmithereens!NA20Robert CheezemPhilipsSuper Bee50PhilipsSuper CobraParker BrothersSyracuseThomson-BrandtTake the Money and Run!12Ed AverettLinda AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAThunderball!Flipper GamePAL24MagnavoxPhilipsWWMagnavoxNATrans American Rally60Göran ÖhmanPhilipsLe Trésor Englouti+Thomson-BrandtTurtles!49Jim ButlerPhilipsType & Tell!Robert CheezemPhilipsUFO!Satellite AttackPAL34Ed AverettLinda AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAVolleyball!Electronic VolleyballPAL28Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNAWar of Nerves!BattlefieldPAL30Ed AverettPhilipsWWMagnavoxNA
See also Videopac G7000 Videopac G7200 Videopac G7400
External links The Odyssey² Homepage Videopac.com
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