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{{Stub}} {{HardwareInfobox |image = Magnavox Odyssey2 Logo.png |image2 = Magnavox-Odyssey-2.png |manufacturer = Magnavox |type = Home Console |na_rel = {{Release|1978|||NA}} |media = Cartridge |input = 2 x [[Magnavox Odyssey 2 Controller]]s, [[Cartridge]] Input, [[Power Switch]], Keyboard |output = [[RF Output]] |unitssold = 2 million |predecessor = Magnavox Odyssey |competitors = Fairchild Channel F,Atari 2600 }} The '''Magnavox Odyssey 2''' (stylized as '''Magnavox Odyssey²'''), also known as the '''Philips Odyssey 2''', is a [[Second generation of video game hardware|second generation]] home [[Console|video game console]] released in [[1978 in video gaming|1978]]. It was one of the four major home consoles prior to the [[1983 in video gaming|1983]] [[Video game industry crash of 1983|video game market crash]], along with the [[Atari 2600]], [[Intellivision]], and [[ColecoVision]]. In 2009, [[IGN]] named the Odyssey 2 the 21st greatest video game console, out of its list of 25.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/21.html|work=IGN|title=Magnavox Odyssey 2 is number 21|accessdate=12 September 2022}}</ref> ==Technical Specifications== * CPU ** [[Intel 8048]] [[8-bit]] micro-controller running at 1.79 [[MHz]] * Memory: ** CPU-internal RAM: 64 [[byte]]s ** Audio/Video RAM: 128 [[byte]]s ** BIOS ROM: 1024 [[byte]]s * Video: ** Intel 8244 custom IC ** [[160 × 200]] [[resolution]] ([[NTSC]]) ** 16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors ** Four 8×8 single-color user-defined sprites; each sprite's color may be set independently ** Twelve 8×8 single-color characters; must be one of the 64 shapes built into the ROM BIOS; can be freely positioned like sprites, but cannot overlap each other; each character's color may be set independently ** Four quad characters; groups of four characters displayed in a row ** 9×8 background grid; dots, lines, or solid blocks * Audio: ** Intel 8244 custom IC ** Mono ** [[24-bit]] shift register, clockable at 2 frequencies ** Noise generator ** NOTE: There is only one 8244 chip in the system, which performs both audio and video functions. * Input: ** Two 8-way, one-button, digital [[joystick]]s. In the first production runs of the Magnavox Odyssey and the Philips Videopac G7000, these were permanently attached to the console; in later models, they were removable and replaceable. ** QWERTY-layout membrane keyboard * Output: ** RF Audio/Video connector ** Péritel/[[SCART]] connector (France only) * Media: ** ROM cartridges, typically 2 kB, 4 kB, or 8 kB in size. * Expansion modules: ** The Voice - provides speech synthesis & enhanced sound effects ** Chess Module - The Odyssey² didn't have enough memory and computing power for a decent implementation of chess on its own, so the C7010 chess module contained a secondary CPU with its own extra memory to run the chess program. ==Gallery== <gallery> Magnavox-Odyssey-2.png | Magnavox Odyssey 2 MagnavoxOdyssey2Box.jpg | Magnavox Odyssey 2 Box MagnavoxOdyssey2controller.jpg | Magnavox Odyssey 2 Controller </gallery> ==See also== * [[List of Magnavox Odyssey 2 video games]] * [[List of Magnavox Odyssey 2 peripherals]] ==References== <references /> {{Second-Generation Hardware}}
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