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Every system and game became head-over-heels for 3D - which is really only a genre. 3D forces you to be challenged not only by gameplay, but also camera angles and control issues.

It's funny, cause I believe it's the opposite. I feel games today are too EASY!

I love the fact that you are making Odyssey games, We know how obsessed I am with it. I just want to point out something. Magnavox never said that the Odyssey only works on Magnavox TVs. This thought came about because they were always played on magnavox tvs in commercials and only sold in the Magnavox Store. Even today gaming companies would only show the system on their brand of tv if they have one (sony for instance.) Why not advertise your own stuff. Consumers back then had never seen a videogame and they simply didnt know any better.

 

Just trying to be informative

@njb12287 - Thanks for the comment. It was informative. I read that part about Magnavox in an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader I think. For those who don't know, Uncle John (whoever that is, I just think he's a fictional character) has been releasing books intended to be read while going to the bathroom. They're very interesting and contain lots of articles about various topics (i.e. video games. There's one article that discusses Atari and how Pong came to be.) and each page has a footer which contains a little factoid.