ODYSSEY

Manufacturer:    Magnavox

Launch Price:     $99.99

Released Date:  May 1972

Format:             cartridge

CPU:                 none

Memory:           none

Resolution:        n/a

Sound:              mono

Connectivity:     none

Power:              6 “C” batteries or 9V DC 40 mA adapter

Accessories:      AC adapter, “Shooting Gallery” (light gun) with 4 games

Miscellaneous:   The world’s first cartridge-based home videogame console

                        Marketed as the “Odyssey Home Entertainment System”

Manufactured from 1972-1974; approx. 200,000 units sold

                        Odyssey’s release even predated Atari’s Pong units

28 known cartridges produced