Odyssey
The Odyssey was the worlds first home video game console designed by Ralph H. Baer. It was released in August of 1972 at a retail price of $99 USD. It came with 6 game cards that worked more like jumpers than cartridges since they had no components attached to them. The games where played using several overlays that covered the TV screen , poker chips , dice, play money and score sheets, There was no sound although Baer proposed a sound extension but Magnavox rejected his idea.
The original prototype AKA the Brown Box is on display in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
The original prototype AKA the Brown Box is on display in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
