<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	B-Device
commercial	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
a	O
white	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
and	O
brown	B-Device
box	I-Device
that	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
rectangular	O
controllers	B-Device
attached	O
by	O
wires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
console	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
dice	O
,	O
paper	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
board	O
game	O
paraphernalia	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
peripheral	O
controller	O
—	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
—	O
was	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Baer	O
in	O
August	O
1966	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Brown	B-Device
Box	I-Device
,	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
before	O
Magnavox	O
agreed	O
to	O
produce	O
it	O
in	O
January	O
1971	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
the	O
console	O
through	O
their	O
dealerships	O
,	O
Magnavox	O
sold	O
69,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	B-Device
calendar	O
year	O
and	O
350,000	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
spawned	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
1978	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
28	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Atari	O
's	O
successful	O
1972	O
Pong	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
driving	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
marked	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
commercial	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
a	O
black	O
,	O
white	O
,	O
and	O
brown	O
oblong	O
box	O
connected	O
by	O
wires	O
to	O
two	O
rectangular	O
controllers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
set	O
through	O
an	O
included	O
switch	O
box	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
television	O
input	O
between	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
the	O
regular	O
television	O
input	O
cable	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
itself	O
like	O
a	O
television	O
channel	O
on	O
channel	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
,	O
which	O
thereafter	O
became	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	B-Device
,	O
designed	O
to	O
sit	O
on	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
,	O
contain	O
one	O
button	O
marked	O
Reset	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
three	O
knobs	O
:	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
with	O
one	O
extending	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
six	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
were	O
included	O
;	O
an	O
optional	O
AC	O
power	O
supply	O
was	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
lacks	O
sound	O
capability	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
display	O
monochrome	O
white	O
shapes	O
on	O
a	O
blank	O
black	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
architecture	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
digital	O
computing	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
circuitry	O
is	O
implemented	O
in	O
diode	B-General_Concept
–	I-General_Concept
transistor	I-General_Concept
logic	I-General_Concept
using	O
discrete	O
transistors	B-Application
and	O
diodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
themselves	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
like	O
later	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
,	O
use	O
"	O
game	O
cards	O
"	O
composed	O
of	O
printed	O
circuit	O
boards	O
that	O
plug	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cards	O
modify	O
the	O
internal	O
circuitry	O
like	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
switches	O
or	O
jumpers	B-Device
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
to	O
display	O
different	O
components	O
and	O
react	O
to	O
inputs	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
three	O
square	O
dots	O
and	O
a	O
vertical	O
line	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
games	O
direct	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
dials	O
to	O
different	O
positions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
the	O
center	O
line	O
of	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
into	O
the	O
side	O
wall	O
of	O
a	O
handball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
overlays	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
came	O
with	O
dice	O
,	O
poker	O
chips	O
,	O
score	O
sheets	O
,	O
play	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
card	O
decks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
peripheral	O
controller	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
the	O
Shooting	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
the	O
rifle-shaped	O
device	O
registered	O
a	O
hit	O
when	O
pointed	O
at	O
a	O
light	O
source	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
dot	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
shooting-based	O
games	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
electronic	B-Application
computer	I-Application
games	I-Application
had	O
been	O
developed	O
since	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
1950s	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
typically	O
only	O
found	O
in	O
large	O
academic	O
or	O
research	O
institutions	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1966	O
no	O
commercial	O
games	O
or	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
existed	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
consumer	O
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
controlled	O
dots	O
chasing	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
rifle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
pair	O
found	O
Rusch	O
difficult	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
,	O
he	O
soon	O
proved	O
his	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
by	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
third	O
,	O
console-controlled	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
player-controlled	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
proposing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
now	O
on	O
their	O
fourth	O
prototype	O
machine	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
chasing	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
controllers	B-Device
:	O
joysticks	O
for	O
the	O
chase	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
rifle	O
for	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
three	O
dial	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
first	B-Device
approached	O
the	O
cable	O
television	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
prototype	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
TelePrompTer	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
seen	O
it	O
during	O
a	O
visit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
again	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
without	O
Rusch	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
through	O
two	O
more	O
iterations	O
resulting	O
in	O
January	O
1969	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
prototype	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Brown	B-Device
Box	I-Device
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
wood-grain	O
stickers	O
on	O
the	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Brown	B-Device
Box	I-Device
again	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
Magnavox	O
in	O
July	O
1969	O
;	O
they	O
received	O
a	O
tepid	O
reaction	O
from	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
executives	O
,	O
but	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Magnavox	O
Console	O
Products	O
Planning	O
Gerry	O
Martin	O
was	O
in	O
favor	O
,	O
and	O
Magnavox	O
agreed	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
named	O
the	O
console	O
first	B-Device
as	O
the	O
Skill-O-Vision	O
while	O
testing	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rifle	O
game	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
separately	O
sold	O
add-on	O
game	O
,	O
Shooting	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Magnavox	O
added	O
paper	O
money	O
,	O
playing	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
poker	O
chips	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
plastic	O
overlays	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
designed	O
by	O
Bradford	O
that	O
enhanced	O
the	O
primitive	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
began	O
advertising	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
in	O
mid-September	O
1972	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
show	O
What	O
's	O
My	O
Line	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
was	O
sold	O
only	O
through	O
Magnavox	O
dealers	O
,	O
who	O
handled	O
their	O
own	O
advertising	O
in	O
their	O
local	O
markets	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
hoped	O
that	O
as	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	B-Device
such	O
product	O
,	O
consumers	O
would	O
visit	O
its	O
stores	O
specifically	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sources	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
dealers	O
may	O
have	O
misled	O
customers	O
to	O
sell	O
more	O
televisions	O
,	O
though	O
advertisements	O
and	O
in-store	O
promotional	O
videos	O
explicitly	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
worked	O
with	O
"	O
any	O
brand	O
TV	O
,	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
or	O
color	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
pre-Christmas	O
1972	O
catalog	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
January	O
1973	O
catalog	O
depicted	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
a	O
two-page	O
spread	O
with	O
pictures	O
of	O
bundled	O
and	O
optional	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fritsche	O
's	O
team	O
proposed	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
a	O
"	O
lite	O
"	O
version	O
with	O
five	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
with	O
four	O
controllers	B-Device
and	O
a	O
dozen	O
new	O
or	O
updated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
still	O
only	O
available	O
at	O
Magnavox	O
dealers	O
,	O
national	O
marketing	O
for	O
Odyssey	B-Device
began	O
in	O
late	O
1973	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
additionally	O
released	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mexico	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Magnavox	O
Odisea	O
,	O
and	O
clone	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Overkal	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
first	B-Device
console	O
produced	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercials	O
during	O
the	O
special	O
and	O
advertisements	O
for	O
it	O
showed	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
and	O
other	O
Magnavox	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1974	O
Odyssey	B-Device
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Sears	O
Wish	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
sold	O
89,000	O
consoles	O
in	O
total	O
in	O
1973	O
,	O
129,000	O
Odyssey	B-Device
units	O
in	O
1974	O
,	O
and	O
80,000	O
units	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Baer	O
the	O
company	O
sold	O
350,000	O
Odysseys	B-Device
in	O
total	O
worldwide	O
,	O
though	O
Fritsche	O
stated	O
it	O
reached	O
367,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
sold	O
20,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
was	O
continued	O
customer	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
Magnavox	O
discontinued	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
sought	O
a	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
;	O
in	O
May	O
1974	O
it	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
for	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
transistors	B-Application
and	O
diodes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
first	B-Device
of	O
several	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
—	O
consoles	O
that	O
could	O
only	O
play	O
games	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
—	O
in	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
100	O
and	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
200	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
was	O
only	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
ping-pong	O
and	O
hockey	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
200	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
handball	B-Application
game	O
and	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
on-screen	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
100	O
and	O
200	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1975	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
for	O
US	O
$69.95	O
and	O
US	O
$109.95	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eleven	O
dedicated	O
Odyssey	B-Device
consoles	O
were	O
produced	O
before	O
a	O
follow-up	O
non-dedicated	O
console	O
in	O
1978	O
,	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
showed	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
commercial	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
not	O
generally	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
few	O
clone	O
systems	O
were	O
produced	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
dedicated	O
systems	O
—	O
generally	O
focused	O
on	O
ping-pong	O
game	O
variants	O
—	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
several	O
companies	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
home	O
video	O
consoles	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
separately-produced	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
until	O
the	O
1976	O
Fairchild	O
Semiconductor	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
,	O
Baer	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Father	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
(	O
MoMA	O
)	O
added	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
to	O
its	O
permanent	O
collection	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brown	B-Device
Box	I-Device
prototype	O
and	O
the	O
TV	O
Game	O
#1	O
prototype	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
Institution	O
's	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
American	O
History	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1972	O
,	O
Nutting	O
Associates	O
chief	O
engineer	O
Nolan	O
Bushnell	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
commercial	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
saw	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
and	O
Ted	O
Dabney	O
quit	O
Nutting	O
to	O
found	O
Atari	O
,	O
he	O
assigned	O
Allan	O
Alcorn	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cheap	O
ping-pong	O
arcade	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
exercise	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
tell	O
Alcorn	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
training	O
nor	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
Table	O
Tennis	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alcorn	O
soon	O
developed	O
Pong	B-Application
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
Bushnell	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
helped	O
drive	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
;	O
Baer	O
noted	O
that	O
customers	O
bought	O
the	O
console	O
because	O
of	O
Table	O
Tennis	B-Device
,	O
in	O
turn	O
because	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
and	O
joked	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
as	O
well	O
have	O
stopped	O
designing	O
games	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
root	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
was	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
patents	O
by	O
Baer	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
—	O
particularly	O
a	O
pair	O
which	O
described	O
how	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
showed	O
player-controlled	O
objects	O
,	O
or	O
dots	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
monitor	O
and	O
described	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
patent	O
by	O
Baer	O
and	O
one	O
by	O
Rusch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judge	O
,	O
John	O
Grady	O
,	O
ruled	O
in	O
early	O
1977	O
that	O
Baer	O
's	O
patent	O
for	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
constituted	O
"	O
the	O
pioneering	O
patent	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
art	O
"	O
,	O
held	O
the	O
defendants	O
 '	O
games	O
as	O
infringing	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
precedent	O
that	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
a	O
machine-controlled	O
visual	O
element	O
hit	O
and	O
bounced	O
off	O
a	O
player-controlled	O
element	O
violated	O
Rusch	O
's	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
twenty	O
years	O
,	O
Sanders	O
and	O
Magnavox	O
sued	O
several	O
other	O
companies	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
"	O
paddle-and-ball	B-Device
"	O
type	O
games	O
like	O
Pong	B-Application
and	O
Table	O
Tennis	B-Device
that	O
more	O
clearly	O
violated	O
the	O
patent	O
;	O
the	O
final	O
lawsuits	O
ended	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sued	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
invalidate	O
the	O
patents	O
,	O
claiming	O
as	O
prior	O
art	O
the	O
1958	O
Tennis	B-Application
for	I-Application
Two	I-Application
game	O
built	O
by	O
William	O
Higinbotham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
won	O
more	O
than	O
US$100million	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
lawsuits	O
and	O
settlements	O
involving	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
related	O
patents	O
before	O
they	O
expired	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
28	O
games	O
distributed	O
on	O
11	O
different	O
game	O
cards	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
accessory	O
,	O
Shooting	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
four	O
games	O
on	O
two	O
cards	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
rifle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+TitleGame	O
cardDescriptionUS	O
versionInternational	O
version	O
Table	O
Tennis	B-Device
1	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
an	O
overlay	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Ski	O
2	O
One	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
dot	O
representing	O
a	O
skier	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
as	O
they	O
go	O
down	O
a	O
mountain	O
path	O
;	O
players	O
must	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
time	O
and	O
penalties	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Simon	O
Says	O
2	O
A	O
three-player	O
game	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
must	O
race	O
to	O
touch	O
the	O
body	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
chosen	O
character	O
's	O
picture	O
when	O
the	O
third	O
player	O
tells	O
them	O
to	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
deck	O
of	O
Simon	O
Says	O
cards	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Tennis	B-Device
3	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
uses	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
court	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
tennis	B-Device
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Analogic	O
3	O
A	O
math	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
move	O
to	O
either	O
square	O
depicted	O
on	O
the	O
overlay	O
based	O
on	O
if	O
the	O
number	O
on	O
the	O
square	O
is	O
even	O
or	O
odd	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
move	O
and	O
another	O
number	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Hockey	O
3	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
uses	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
hockey	O
rink	O
and	O
players	O
score	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
puck	O
reaches	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
goal	O
on	O
the	O
overlay	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Football	O
3	O
,	O
4	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
on-screen	O
movement	O
,	O
dice	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
cards	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
football	O
;	O
kickoff	O
,	O
passing	O
,	O
and	O
punting	O
plays	O
use	O
Card	O
#3	O
while	O
running	O
plays	O
use	O
Card	O
#4	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Cat	O
and	O
Mouse	O
4	O
A	O
two-player	O
chase	O
game	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
attempting	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
its	O
house	O
before	O
the	O
cat	O
catches	O
it	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Haunted	O
House	O
4	O
A	O
two-player	O
chase	O
game	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
haunted	O
house	O
overlay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
detective	O
trying	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
clue	O
cards	O
without	O
being	O
caught	O
by	O
the	O
ghost	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Submarine	O
5	O
A	O
target	O
shooting	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
player	O
moving	O
a	O
submarine	O
along	O
shipping	O
lanes	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
using	O
their	O
spot	O
as	O
a	O
torpedo	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Roulette	O
6	O
A	O
game	O
of	O
chance	O
where	O
players	O
bet	O
with	O
chips	O
,	O
and	O
randomly	O
spin	O
their	O
controller	O
dial	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
spot	O
at	O
a	O
roulette	O
wheel	O
overlay	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Sold	O
separately	O
States	O
6	O
An	O
educational	O
game	O
played	O
with	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
a	O
deck	O
of	O
fifty	O
trivia	O
cards	O
with	O
questions	O
about	O
each	O
state	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Fun	O
Zoo	O
2	O
A	O
racing	O
game	O
using	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
zoo	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
third	O
player	O
drawing	O
animal	O
cards	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
race	O
to	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Baseball	O
3	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
on-screen	O
movement	O
,	O
dice	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
cards	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
baseball	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Invasion	O
4	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
6	O
A	O
combination	O
of	O
strategic	O
moves	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
board	O
and	O
tactical	O
combat	O
resolved	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
different	O
assaults	O
use	O
different	O
cards	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Wipeout	O
5	O
A	O
racing	O
game	O
using	O
both	O
a	O
track	O
overlay	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
board	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
board	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
laps	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
's	O
dot	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
dot	O
keeps	O
time	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Volleyball	O
7	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
uses	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
volleyball	O
court	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
must	O
knock	O
the	O
ball	O
over	O
the	O
net	O
for	O
scores	O
to	O
count	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Soccer	O
8	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
uses	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
soccer	O
court	O
and	O
players	O
score	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
ball	O
reaches	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
goal	O
on	O
the	O
overlay	O
Included	O
with	O
console	O
Handball	B-Application
8	O
Two	O
players	O
use	O
paddles	B-Device
to	O
knock	O
a	O
ball	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
;	O
it	O
uses	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
a	O
handball	B-Application
court	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
both	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
wall	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
Sold	O
separately	O
Prehistoric	O
Safari	O
9	O
One	O
player	O
sets	O
their	O
dot	O
on	O
overlays	O
of	O
prehistoric	O
animals	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
dot	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
in	O
as	O
few	O
shots	O
as	O
possible	O
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Dogfight	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
One	O
player	O
moves	O
their	O
dot	O
along	O
a	O
flight	O
path	O
on	O
the	O
overlay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
shoot	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Shootout	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
One	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
bandit	O
in	O
an	O
Old	O
West	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
moves	O
along	O
a	O
path	O
,	O
stopping	O
at	O
windows	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
shoot	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Shooting	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
10	O
The	O
overlay	O
contains	O
rows	O
of	O
shooting	B-Device
gallery	I-Device
targets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
dot	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
as	O
it	O
moves	O
over	O
them	O
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Sold	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
Percepts	O
2	O
A	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
overlay	O
has	O
squares	O
containing	O
patterns	O
and	O
symbols	O
on	O
them	O
;	O
players	O
race	O
to	O
the	O
correct	O
square	O
when	O
the	O
corresponding	O
card	O
is	O
drawn	O
from	O
a	O
deck	O
Free	O
with	O
survey	O
Brain	O
Wave	O
3	O
A	O
complicated	O
strategy	O
game	O
using	O
cards	O
and	O
dice	O
Sold	O
separately	O
(	O
1973	O
)	O
W.I.N.	O
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