Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000

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Initial version Erscheinungsdatum: Dec 1978 The Videopac used the standard joystick design of the 1970s and early 1980s: the original console had a moderately-sized silver controller, held in one hand, with a square housing for its eight-direction stick that was manipulated with the other hand. Later releases had a similar black controller, with an 8-pointed star-shaped housing for its eight-direction joystick. In the upper corner of the joystick was a single 'Action' button, silver on the original controllers and red on the black controllers. The games, graphics and packaging were designed by Ron Bradford and Steve Lehner. One other difference in these controllers is that the earliest releases of the silver joystick were removable. They could be plugged and unplugged from the back of the unit, while all later silver and all black controllers were hardwired into the rear of the unit itself (although the joysticks still can be easily replaced, but not without dismounting the cover deck). One of the strongest points of the system was its speech synthesis unit, which was released as an add-on for speech, music, and sound effects enhancement. The area that the Odyssey² may be best remembered for was its pioneering fusion of board and video games: The Master Strategy Series. The first game released was Quest for the Rings!, with gameplay somewhat similar to Dungeons & Dragons, and a storyline reminiscent of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Later, two other games were released in this series, Conquest of the World and The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt, each with its own gameboard. Its graphics and few color choices, compared to its biggest competitors at the time—the Atari 2600, Mattel's Intellivision and the Bally Astrocade—were its "weakest point". Of these systems, the Odyssey² was listed by Jeff Rovin as being the third in total of sales, and one of the seven major video game suppliers.

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Nightfighter

1985
0
0 / 5
28. August 2026

Comando Noturno! (Night Commando!) is a combat flight simulator. The player controls a fighter plane on a night mission, and his task is to take off, destroy the target, avoid…

Nightmare

1983
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0 / 5
27. September 2026

In Nightmare the player controls a visitor to a haunted mansion. The goal is to escape from it through a constantly moving hatch in the attic. His job will be made harder by the…

Nimble Numbers Ned

1982
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0 / 5
29. April 2023

A math edutainment game, featuring the synthesized 'voice' capabilities of the Odyssey 2.

Norseman

1983
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0 / 5
4. August 2025

Norseman is a G7000 Videopac +/ MSX / Odyssey game released in 1983.

Out of This World! / Helicopter Rescue!

1979
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0 / 5
19. Oktober 2026

Two titles are available in this cart: - Out of This World! is a slightly upgraded version of Space Rendezvous. It is somewhat similar to Lunar Lander. - Helicopter Rescue! has…

P.T. Barnum's Acrobats

1982
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0 / 5
18. März 2024

P.T. BARNUM'S ACROBATS! (1 or 2 players at a time) SINGLE PLAYER VERSIONS Press 0 on the numeric section of the keyboard. You are under the Big Top at the Ringling Bros. Barnum…

Pachinko!

1980
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0 / 5
13. Dezember 2022

Pachinko! is based on the Japanese gaming device of the same name. The players are shown right below a giant Pachinko game. Five cups are placed across the screen, with two…

Pairs / Space Rendezvous / Logic

1980
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0 / 5
28. April 2023

Three games are available in this compilation: Pairs (selected by pressing "1") is the same game as Matchmaker!, a regular Memory game. A matrix with 20 letters appears on the…

Pick Axe Pete!

1982
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0 / 5
1. Februar 2024

You play a miner named Pickaxe Pete, and you start off in the middle of the screen with a pick-axe. There are three doors from which boulders are coming, bouncing down the…

Pinball!

2000
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0 / 5
13. September 2026

This cancelled pinball game was originally developed in 1978 by Ralph Baer for the Odyssey 2. It allowed players to build their own tables by positioning O-shaped bumpers…

Play Tag

2009
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0 / 5
20. Oktober 2026

Play Tag is a tag game for one or two players. The object is to avoid being tagged by the other player; when it happens, the tagged player becomes the catcher.

Pocket Billiards!

1978
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0 / 5
15. Mai 2023

In this pool title, two players can choose either one of the two games available: 8-ball or Rotation. The games are selected by pressing any direction of the joystick while their…

Power Lords

1983
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0 / 5
17. Januar 2024

Power Lords is a game released for the Odyssey 2. It is based on the toy line from the 1980s that bears this name. To start the game, press 1 on the keyboard. You have just…

Red Baron

1980
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0 / 5
2. Oktober 2026

Red Baron it's a flight simulator for the Magnavox Odyssey 2.

Robot City

1983
0
0 / 5
14. Oktober 2026

Robot City is a maze shooter. The player controls a robot trying to destroy the Andromeda robots inside a maze. The Andromeda robots have force fields and can only be destroyed by…

Sandstorm!

2021
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0 / 5
18. Februar 2025

You are Josué Jorge and you have time-traveled to the ancient world of Egypt in search of the Crowns of Power. They are hidden inside the labyrinthine and macabre Great Pyramids…

Satellite Attack

1979
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0 / 5
13. Februar 2023

Secret of the Pharaohs

1981
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0 / 5
16. August 2023

Secret of the Pharaohs is a puzzle game for two players. Each player has to find the correct position of stones in the Pharaoh's pyramids. The screen is horizontally divided in…

Shark Hunter

1984
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0 / 5
15. August 2024

In Shark Hunter the player controls an Eskimo protecting fish stocks from the attack of sharks. The Eskimo starts standing on a small island in the middle of the river. He must…

Showdown in 2100 A.D.

1979
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0 / 5
19. April 2023

In an authentic acre of the old west, two gunslingers (human or android) duel for their lives. Each one has six bullets in his gun, and trees are placed all around. Each player…

SID the Spellbinder

1982
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0 / 5
10. März 2023

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. Press 2 for the second skill level.…

Smithereens!

1982
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0 / 5
1. August 2026

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 the Magnavox Odyssey²…

Space Monster

0
0 / 5
8. Mai 2026

Space invaders type game for the Odyssey 2. When your ship was hit you continued as as a guy and could convert one of the shields into another ship.

Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000