Top secret military project Box Brown:
In 1966, Ralph Baer, chief engineer designing equipment for defense contractor Sanders Associates, began the work and technology to create a simple game where you run on the TV screen. And a year later became a reality when Bayer and his team created a simple game consists of two points chase each other across the screen.
The government implemented, this project a secret fund as an instrument for military training built finance. And Bayer team continue their improved technological innovations and creative as the first video game machine - gun light that works with the TV system.
Odyssey brown box - the first unit of the video game:
Brown Box, military training plan to use do not work perfectly. After six years, has given up on the state of the confidential and Sanders Associates licensed the technology to electronics company Magnavox. Place was renamed Brown slightly revised and published for the first time for the game console for the home market - Magnavox Odyssey - industry was born.
In 2006, President George W. Bush, Ralph Baer presented with the National Medal of Technology for inventing the video games.
As mentioned in the book "with Odyssey you can participate in TV, you are not just spectators!"
Basics:
- Year of publication: 1972
- Manufacturer: Magnavox
- Creator: Ralph Baer
Packaged in the beginning with: - The main control device
- Drive 2 Controllers
- Recordset
- Antenna game changer with hooks.
- 2 sets of size 11 medium television and to superimpose large.
- 6 cards
- Many games and scorecards.
The main control unit - the console:
Odyssey was originally a battery-powered device with a rectangular slot card game front loader. Connections to each of the control units, and in consideration of the extension of the barrel and RF cable audio / video shelters. He sat on the floor of the central knob that fits the graphic display and space for six C batteries with channel 3/4 switch on the inside. The site was also based on a small Jack external power adapter (sold separately).
Game Pill: The end is connected to the control unit and the main switch in the other match antenna cable.
Drive controller - Control:
In contrast to modern controllers or controller of the player of the center console, and is designed to sit on a flat surface. I was placed with the reset button buttons on the sides and English control (EC) node at the end of the right button at the top. Control buttons in the vertical and horizontal movement of the "panel", while the adaptation of the EC "ball." Put the ball in the middle of the screen, and you have a benchmark European Commission disabled in relief.
The system was designed to accommodate two players. Multi Has been enabled for the multiplayer game by pressing the reset button on the remote control for the second player.
Antenna switch game:
This was a kind of common switch in the 70s and 80s, but was overtaken with modern units. Back in the day sent a signal to the TV via antenna and cable connection through the Stations of the VHF. To install the switch, and you're separated Son metro station antenna VHF, and seal the terminal screws on the antenna switch / game and then took the head of the switch and connect the VHF TV stations. At the launch of the passage of a set of antenna and the signal from the Odyssey went on television.
To connect to the modern television, and you need a special adapter - in most electronics stores.
Graphics and Screen Overlay:
The proposed graphics Odyssey only white spots and lines. Although the games do not have background graphics system came with a transparent overlay screen. This glued to the screen, and was used as the background color of the games used. Some games can be played as a table tennis without substance, while others demand.
And provided that the system with two sets of different size overlay. It was the largest for 23 and 25-inch TV, while the average was that the screens 18 to 21 inches.
Includes Overlay ...
- Anologic
- Cat and mouse
- Football
- Haunted House
- Hockey
- Roulette
- Simon Says
- Skiing
- States
- Submarine
- Tennis
Game and scorecards:
Absence of a system for writing memory to keep track of dozens of graphics functions, is not enough to create a text every game requires the use of playing cards as table games and scorecards, such as golf or bowling to generate. Since these additional accessories will often go ignored or lost, it is extremely difficult to find on the Odyssey system throughout the day.
Playing Cards - Cartridges:
Playing cards also doubled as the main switch on the console. Insert the card into the card slot game to game the system, so it had to be sure that the card in camera when you finish reading, the batteries will drain. And can be used, each game card for multiplayer games, when combined with the various overlay.
System was part of the six playing cards:
- # 1 Table Tennis
- # 2 skate, says Simon
- # 3 tennis courts, analog, Hockey, Football, Part 1 (to pass and kicks)
- # 4 of cat and mouse, Football Part 2 (to run), Haunted House
- # 5 U-boats
- # 6 Roulette, and States
Football Note: As stated the game between the two cartridges (one for running, one for passing and kicking) and the Odyssey each recording feature to track your visitors and conversations with, you have to play contain and scorecards, as the Change cartridges on the console.
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