Description

The Magnavox/Philips Odyssey 2 (known as the Philips G7000 in Europe) was the first console with a sprite based graphics chip and the successor to the Magnavox Odyssey which was the first console ever made, unusual for a console it featured a keyboard which was used a lot in a cartridge released for it called Computer Intro!, there were also many board game video games released for it such as Quest for the Rings which came with a physical game board and received incredible reviews from critics. The console’s release was delayed due to defective chips from Intel and one of the companies top software developers left the company for Milton Bradley which meant the company only had one software developer, Ed Averett. In 1981 Magnavox wanted to capitalize on the success of Pac-Man by creating a clone called K.C. Munchkin which was generally agreed to be superior to the official version for the Atari 2600, shortly after the game’s release they were sued by Atari and this lead to a landmark ruling that meant games were protected by copyright in the same way as a book, film or song and meant the game could not legally be sold.