Magnavox Odyssey Console & Accessories
Date1972 - 1975
MediumPlastic
Dimensions17 × 17 1/2 × 6 in. (43.2 × 44.5 × 15.2 cm)
34 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 2 in. (87 × 15.6 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsData Processing Tools and Equipment
Catalog number2019.3.17
DescriptionThe first home video game console and progenitor of the video game craze, the Odyssey was manufactured by the Magnavox company and originally sold for 100 dollars (although it would drop as low as half of its original price in 2 years). Within the consoles box came multple different cards, screen covers, and accessories alongside other periferals (included "light gun"). In total the console saw the release of 28 games but only 10 came pre-packaged with the console.Status
Not on view
February 1979 - March 20 1984
1976-1978
1976 - 1978
June 1983 - October 1983
1977 - 1980
1978 - 1980
August 1982 - April 1994
1981 - 1983