<s>
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
is	O
the	O
general	O
brand	O
name	O
of	O
Magnavox	O
's	O
complete	O
line	O
of	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
released	O
from	O
1972	O
through	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
console	O
,	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
ROM	O
cartridge-based	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
is	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
,	O
released	O
by	O
Magnavox	O
in	O
September	O
1972	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
commercial	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Ralph	O
H	O
.	O
Baer	O
and	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
a	O
convention	O
in	O
Burlingame	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
1972	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
by	O
Magnavox	O
and	O
affiliates	O
through	O
1975	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
removable	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
card	O
that	O
inserts	O
into	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
various	O
games	O
by	O
connecting	O
different	O
paths	O
along	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
internal	O
logic	O
circuitry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
one	O
TV	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
game	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
consoles	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
by	O
Magnavox	O
after	O
its	O
purchase	O
by	O
Philips	O
in	O
1974	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
100	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1975	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
multi-chip	O
discrete	O
component	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
much	O
simpler	O
than	O
all	O
later	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
Magnavox	O
would	O
eventually	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
four	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
either	O
six	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
batteries	O
or	O
a	O
9	O
volt	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
200	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1975	B-Application
as	O
a	O
deluxe	O
companion	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
TI	O
single-chip	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
in	O
several	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Tennis	O
and	O
Hockey	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
variation	O
called	O
"	O
Smash	O
"	O
(	O
essentially	O
,	O
the	O
sport	O
known	O
as	O
Squash	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
dedicated	B-Device
system	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
four	O
on-screen	O
paddles	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
customary	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
also	O
added	O
a	O
unique	O
method	O
of	O
non-digital	O
on-screen	O
scoring	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
white	O
rectangle	O
moved	O
one	O
space	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
player	O
scored	O
a	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
100	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
either	O
six	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
batteries	O
or	O
a	O
9	O
volt	O
AC	O
adapter	O
and	O
uses	O
three	O
control	O
dials	O
for	O
vertical	O
and	O
horizontal	O
movement	O
and	O
ball	O
"	O
english.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
300	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1976	O
for	O
US$69	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Magnavox	O
's	O
previous	O
two	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
products	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
compete	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Application
Telstar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
uses	O
the	O
AY-3-8500	O
chip	O
as	O
its	O
logic	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
to	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
IC	O
chip	O
as	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
rather	O
than	O
multiple	O
computer	O
chips	O
or	O
transistor	B-General_Concept
–	I-General_Concept
transistor	I-General_Concept
logic	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
three	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
,	O
although	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
AY-3-8500	O
,	O
their	O
gameplay	O
more	O
closely	O
resembles	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pong	O
than	O
Magnavox	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
horizontal	O
control	O
was	O
absent	O
,	O
ball	O
angle	O
was	O
automated	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
dial	O
instead	O
of	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
200	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
console	O
has	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
:	O
Novice	O
,	O
Intermediate	O
,	O
and	O
Expert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
400	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
400	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
with	O
automatic	O
serve	O
and	O
on-screen	O
digital	O
scoring	O
features	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
500	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
7520	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
as	O
Magnavox	O
's	O
high-end	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
and	O
Odyssey	B-Device
400	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
500	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
deluxe	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
400	O
with	O
several	O
crucial	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
500	O
featured	O
color	O
graphics	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
Odyssey	B-Device
game	O
unit	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
)	O
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
standard	O
paddles	B-Device
with	O
sprites	O
representing	O
the	O
athletes	O
of	O
its	O
various	O
games	O
:	O
a	O
tennis	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
squash	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hockey	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Smash	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
and	O
Tennis	O
games	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
500	O
featured	O
a	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Soccer	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
squash	O
player	O
graphics	O
with	O
the	O
hockey	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
400	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
500	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
four	O
onscreen	O
"	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
500	O
's	O
manual	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
graphics	O
,	O
being	O
of	O
different	O
sizes	O
,	O
essentially	O
represented	O
different	O
difficulty	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interestingly	O
,	O
while	O
Magnavox	O
exploited	O
the	O
"	O
mismatching	O
"	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
playfields	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
500	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
five	O
possible	O
game	O
combinations	O
were	O
not	O
advertised	O
or	O
documented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odyssey	B-Device
500	O
offers	O
automatic	O
serve	O
,	O
displays	O
digital	O
on-screen	O
scores	O
between	O
plays	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
manually	O
adjustable	O
ball	O
speed	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
previous	O
Odyssey	B-Device
units	O
,	O
power	O
is	O
delivered	O
via	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
or	O
six	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
cell	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
4305	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
3616R061A	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
or	O
1977	B-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
19	O
inch	O
color	O
TV	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
300	O
or	O
500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
two	O
wired	O
game	O
controllers	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Ping-O-Tronic	B-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
containing	O
one	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
paddle	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
2000	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
BH7510	O
)	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
was	O
basically	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
300	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
uses	O
the	O
AY-3-8500	O
single-chip	O
design	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
is	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
single	O
rotating	O
knob	O
for	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
control	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
knobs	O
used	O
by	O
earlier	O
Magnavox	O
dedicated	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
and	O
Squash	O
(	O
"	O
Smash	O
"	O
)	O
game	O
variations	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
adds	O
the	O
Practice	O
variation	O
of	O
one-player	O
squash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
earlier	O
Odyssey	B-Device
models	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
either	O
six	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
batteries	O
or	O
an	O
optional	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
has	O
a	O
built	O
in	O
speaker	O
inside	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
3000	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
7508	O
)	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
variations	O
as	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
(	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
Smash	O
,	O
Practice	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
,	O
Magnavox	O
abandoned	O
its	O
old	O
case	O
design	O
with	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
contemporary	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
uses	O
a	O
flat	O
circular	O
knob	O
for	O
selecting	O
different	O
games	O
and	O
unlike	O
all	O
previous	O
Odyssey	B-Device
dedicated	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
features	O
detachable	O
game	B-Device
paddles	I-Device
(	O
without	O
any	O
fire	O
buttons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
either	O
six	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
batteries	O
or	O
an	O
optional	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magnavox	O
concluded	O
their	O
line	O
of	O
dedicated	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
4000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	B-Device
4000	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
:	O
7511	O
)	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
around	O
the	O
AY-3-8600	O
single-chip	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
4000	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
(	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
Soccer	O
,	O
Basketball	O
,	O
Smash	O
and	O
Gridball	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
Practice	O
mode	O
for	O
solo-play	O
in	O
Basketball	O
and	O
Smash	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
4000	O
offers	O
a	O
skill	O
switch	O
for	O
novice	O
,	O
semi-pro	O
,	O
and	O
professional	O
skill	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
3000	O
,	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
4000	O
featured	O
detachable	O
joysticks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AY-3-8615	O
chip	O
enabled	O
the	O
Odyssey	B-Device
4000	O
to	O
display	O
their	O
games	O
in	O
color	O
instead	O
of	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
5000	O
would	O
have	O
contained	O
two	O
chips	O
,	O
National	O
Semiconductor	O
's	O
MM571068	O
and	O
Signetics	O
 '	O
MUGS-1	O
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
seven	O
games	O
(	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
Volleyball	O
,	O
Basketball	O
,	O
Knockout	O
,	O
Tank	O
,	O
and	O
Helicopter	O
)	O
which	O
with	O
variations	O
could	O
be	O
expanded	O
to	O
twenty-four	O
different	O
gaming	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
prototype	O
helped	O
shape	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dutch	O
TV	O
manufacturer	O
Philips	O
purchased	O
Magnavox	O
in	O
1974	B-Application
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
began	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
dedicated	B-Device
Odyssey	B-Device
consoles	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
200	I-Device
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
US	O
released	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
across	O
Europe	O
in	O
1976	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2000	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
US	O
released	O
counterpart	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
that	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
features	O
thin	O
physical	O
paddles	B-Device
while	O
the	O
American	O
one	O
has	O
wide	O
paddles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
across	O
Europe	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2001	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2001	O
is	O
Philips	O
 '	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
4000	O
,	O
with	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
offered	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
detachable	O
paddles	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
joysticks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2001	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Semiconductor	O
MM-57105	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
Tennis	O
,	O
Hockey	O
,	O
and	O
Squash	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
full	O
color	O
and	O
direct	O
sound	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2100	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1978	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
case	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
National	O
Semiconductor	O
MM-57186N	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
Philips	O
Odyssey	B-Device
2100	O
plays	O
6	O
games	O
with	O
multiple	O
variations	O
:	O
Wipe-Out	O
(	O
Breakout	O
style	O
,	O
7	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
Flipper	O
(	O
7	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
Tennis	O
(	O
2	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
Handball	O
(	O
2	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
Ice	O
Hockey	O
(	O
2	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
Football	O
(	O
3	O
variants	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey²	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
second-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Philips	O
 '	O
Odyssey	B-Device
division	O
subsequent	O
to	O
its	O
purchase	O
of	O
Magnavox	O
in	O
1974	B-Application
.	O
</s>
