BassGuitari Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 A couple years ago I bought a complete Magnavox Odyssey (the chips and game pieces are still wrapped) because I thought it would be neat to own the first video game system ever. Now it has occurred to me than in these two or so years of owning the Odyssey, I've only set it up two or three times. Question for Odyssey owners: do you actually play yours, or do you consider it merely a collectors' item? For me personally, it's just something to say you have. I think having to set the games up and stuff like that has probably prevented me from playing it more than anything. The tennis game is neat (as neat as Pong can be), but I have Odyssey 100 and 300, so those are two more reasons not to bother setting up my Odyssey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Meraly a collectors item. I love old games, but the Odyssey is absolutely primative. You can only have so much fun with Pong and Pong deravatives. I may be nostalgic, but I'm not stupid... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Mine is just a collector's item - I used to love the 'haunted house' overlay for the TV... (I think I need to look at it again... maybe make it my desktop wallpaper) Maybe I should break it out to make sure it still works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 I have a NIB Magnavox Odyssey thats still in it's shrinkwrap, and signed by Ralph Baer himself!! and he dated his signature, 1968!!!!!!!!! And I know it's his signature, because I e-mailed him and sent him a scan of the box, and he said that he indeed had pesonally signed that box. It was a gift, from him, to a co-worker. And as far as he knew that co-woker had died. cha-ching I have the most valuable model around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 My parents' Odyssey is still in its box in the closet next to my old room. They gave the Odyssey2 away 20 years ago though. The Odyssey probably hasn't been set up in longer than that, and I would imagine some of the game pieces and overlays are missing. I would also imagine that before long it'll be tough to find a TV you can plug that thing into. I wouldn't want them to give it away or throw it out or sell it, but I also would rather play it in emulation (or simulation, whichever ) than uncrate the real thing and set it up on a sufficiently old TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 31, 2004 Author Share Posted July 31, 2004 I have a NIB Magnavox Odyssey thats still in it's shrinkwrap, and signed by Ralph Baer himself!! and he dated his signature, 1968!!!!!!!!! How is that possible? The system came out in 1972, it was still in development stages in 1968. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I meant '78, but the system wouldn't allow me to edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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