odyssey 2

[ComputerCollector]

for those of you who never got to see an odyssey 2 before (im one of them)

you will appreciate this video:

 

I am buying one from a guy here soon, and It will be cool!

[SteveW]

Erm...... I used to think the same way too, until I bought one. It was kind of a letdown. If you had one when they were originally on the market, you would have enjoyed it. If you look at it in 2006, it's hard to evaluate. Out of the 20 games i've got, only a few really stand out. I hope you enjoy it. I'm just worried that you're building the idea up in your mind that it's going to be a lot cooler than it really was. And you need The Voice module attached to it to make it talk like that video.

[kirin jensen]

The O2 is a love-it-or-hate-it affair - though experience leads me to bvelive the opposite of what's asserted by many an O2 hata: most of the people who've never seen one that I've shown it to like it better than the 2600.

 

Emulation is a good intro for learning whether you'll like it. If you get one definitely get a Voice unit. Totally worth it.

[Bill Brasky]

Upon firing one up after 2 decades of not having played one, I noticed immediately how really sharp, saturated and flicker free the graphics are compared to it's peers. It's like Bally Astrocade in it's quality of video output. The gfx are lo-res but they made it work. It's hard to evaluate fully because some of the better/best games were only released in PAL overseas; arcade ports and Imagic games. You can invest in the O2 multicart if you're really curious.

[supercat]

Out of the 20 games i've got, only a few really stand out.

 

Bad news: there are few good games.

 

Good news: there are a few good games.

 

Sometime I might like to try to port RoSHa's (RObert S HArris) "Killer Bees" to the 2600. It'll require expansion memory, but it's such an awesome game it's a shame it only exists on the one platform.

[+remowilliams]

The O2 is a neat system, definitely pick up a Voice for it.

 

It's also really easy to mod for composite video - highly recommended.

[Flojomojo]

Enjoy! You'll have to set your mental clock back to 1981 to appreciate its simple, low-resolution joys.

[potatohead]

Get UFO. Simple shooting fun. Lots of moving things and an interesting play dynamic.

 

I didn't play very many games on the O2, but just loved that one!

[Cybergoth]

Played it back in the day, bought one on eBay some years ago and sold it again earlier this year: It's taking away way too much room for that handful of enjoyable games.

[ZylonBane]

Sometime I might like to try to port RoSHa's (RObert S HArris) "Killer Bees" to the 2600.

I thought the conclusion of the huge 2600 Killer Bees thread was that it'd be impossible to port without turning it into a flicker-fest. As a game it's pretty perfectly designed around what the O2 can do... and what the 2600 can't.

[Christophero Sly]

For a brief time I had an Odyssey^2 and two dozen games or so. I had very low expectations for the system when I acquired it, so I ended up being rather impressed with it once I played it.

[Lord Thag]

The key with the O2 is getting the good games. There is a lot of garbage. Stick with the KC Munchkin games, PIck Axe Pete, UFO, Attack of the Time Lord, Smithereens, or any of the newer homebrews and you'll love the system. Smithereens is one of my all time favorite party games, especially when you have The Voice attachment. 'C'mon turkey, hit it!' Too funny.

[Video]

Erm...... I used to think the same way too, until I bought one. It was kind of a letdown. If you had one when they were originally on the market, you would have enjoyed it. If you look at it in 2006, it's hard to evaluate. Out of the 20 games i've got, only a few really stand out. I hope you enjoy it. I'm just worried that you're building the idea up in your mind that it's going to be a lot cooler than it really was. And you need The Voice module attached to it to make it talk like that video.

 

If I remember right, the Voice for the O2 also had a problem with breaking down due to the speaker being built into the unit, unlike the Intelivision which actually played through the Intv's sound system.

[n8littlefield]

I loved the O2. It was my first system, though, so I'm sure there is a rose tint to my glasses. I didn't have the Voice though. My favorite game had to be Monkeyshines, we played that thing for hours on end.

 

Edit: What arcade ports were PAL only?

Edited August 1, 2006 by n8littlefield

[Flojomojo]

The Parker Brothers games were only released as Videopac cartridges in PAL territories. Popeye, Super Cobra

 

The Imagic games might have been the same. I've never seen them in real life, just emulation. Atlantis, Demon Attack

 

I remember writing letters as a kid pleading for some O2 support. Naturally, it never came. I think I did the same thing in the mid-90's with LucasArts and Mac games. Since then I've become older, wiser, and don't expect anything unless it's actually in my hands.