| Manufacturer: | Magnavox / Philips |
| Developer: | Magnavox / Philips |
| CPU: | Intel 8048 |
| Memory: | 64 bytes |
| Graphics: | Intel 8244 (NTSC) or 8245 (PAL) custom IC |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Medium: | ROM Cartridge |
| Display: | 16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors |
| Controllers: | Two; hard-wired |
The Magnavox Odyssey², known in Europe as the Videopac, in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey, in the United States as the Magnavox Odyssey² and the Philips Odyssey², and also by many other names, is a video game console released in 1978.
In the early 1970s, Magnavox was an innovator in the home video game industry. They succeeded in bringing the first home video game system to market, the Odyssey, which was quickly followed by a number of later models, each with a few technological improvements (Magnavox Odyssey Series). In 1978, Magnavox, now a subsidiary of North American Philips, released the Odyssey², its new second-generation video game console.
In 2009, the video game website IGN named the Odyssey² the 21st greatest video game console, out of its list of 25.
Latest Releases on Magnavox Odyssey 2
Death Race (homebrew)
Death Race for the Magnavox Odyssey 2 is a reproduction of the cult hit Death Race arcade game manufactured by Exidy.
Ralph Baer’s Pinball (homebrew)
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Verkehrsspiele 2
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Verkehrsspiele 1
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UFO!
The game features similar gameplay to that of Atari's Asteroids. The player command an Earth Federation Cruiser, patrolling an area of space that i...
Type & Tell
Type & Tell! lets the player type in a word or a message and then have the words spoken back to them by utilizing the Odyssey 2's voice module. The...
Tutankham
Prototype Tutankham is an arcade action game played from a top down point of view. You are an explorer in King Tut's tomb on a mission to retrieve ...
Turtles
You are a mother turtle who's looking through hotel rooms for her baby turtles. In the maze there are question mark boxes that you must check out to s...
Traffic!
Help the chickens traverse a freeway with high-speed traffic, getting as many of them as you can to the other side. The chickens are counting on you t...
Thunderball
For a normal ball action game, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard for one, two, three or four players. For a slow motion game, press 5 f...
The Quest for the Rings
The players control four different types of heroes: the Warrior, who is armed with a sword; the Wizard, who can stun foes with his magic spells; the P...
Take the Money and Run
Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. You are now trapped in the Land of Keynesium. You and your opponent are represented by the animated figures ...
Syracuse
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Super Cobra
You're a chopper pilot on a surveillance mission in enemy territory; your goal is to make it through the various obstacle courses alive and score as m...
Super Bee
In Super Bee the player controls a bee flying in a magic garden, where fruits keep popping everywhere. The fruits must be eaten (by flying over them),...
Stone Sling
Stone Sling is the 20th official game released by Philips for the Videopac console. In the United States, it was sold under the title Smithereens! for...
Spider-Man
The discovery of this prototype was first reported by the Brazilian site, Odyssey Mania (then Odyssey 2000), in December 2003. The prototype, which is...
Speedway / Spin-Out / Crypto-Logic
This compilation features three different games: Speedway -- a top-down driving game where you must pass as many cars as possible within a limited ...
Smithereens
Press 1 on the numeric section of the Odyssey2 keyboard. You have just arrived in days of old when knights were bold. Football has yet to be invent...
SID the Spellbinder
Press 0 on the numeric section of the keyboard. The Voice will ask you to "SELECT SKILL." Choose 1 or 2. Press 1 for the first skill level. Pres...