The Magnavox Odyssey 2, also known as Philips Odyssey 2, is a second generation home video game console that was released in 1978. It was sold in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey and in Japan as Odyssey2. The Odyssey 2 was one of the major three home consoles prior to the 1983 video game market crash, along with Atari 2600 and Intellivision.
Technical specifications
- CPU
- Intel 8048 8-bit microcontroller running at 3.58 MHz
- Memory:
- Video:
- Intel 8244 (NTSC) or 8245 (PAL) custom IC
- 160×200 resolution (NTSC)
- 16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors
- 4 8×8 single-color user-defined sprites12 8×8 single-color characters
- 4 quad characters; groups of four characters displayed in a row
- 9×8 background grid; dots, lines, or solid blocks
- Audio:
- Intel 8244/8245 custom IC
- mono
- 24-bit shift register, clockable at 2 frequencies
- noise generator
- Input:
- Two 8-way, one-button, digital joysticks.Output:
- RF Audio/Video connector
- Péritel/SCART connector
- Media:
- ROM cartridges, typically 2 KB, 4 KB, or 8 KB in size.
- Expansion modules:
- The Voice: provides speech synthesis and enhanced sound effects.
- Videopac+/Jopac-compatible only, Microsoft Basic.
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Originally posted on November 19, 2020 @ 1:15 pm