September 1978 · Computer or hardware
Magnavox Odyssey 2 (1978)
The cartridge-based Odyssey successor with a built-in membrane keyboard; sold as the Philips Videopac in Europe.
K.C. Munchkin! was a massive hit that prompted Atari's landmark copyright suit. It also launched in Europe in December 1978, Japan in 1982 and Brazil in 1983.
See 1978 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- September 1978
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- Magnavox
- CPU
- Intel 8048 @ 5.37 MHz
- RAM
- 192 bytes
- Graphics
- 160x200, 16 colors
- Units sold
- 2 million
- Generation
- 2nd
- First sold in
- North America
- Media
- ROM cartridge
- Notable games
- K.C. Munchkin!; Quest for the Rings!; Killer Bees!; Pick Axe Pete!; Demon Attack; Popeye
Source: Wikipedia
Find one of your own
- Find one of your own: eBay · Amazon
- Find manuals and paperwork: eBay · Amazon
- Further reading: The Innovators: eBay · Amazon
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These links only search for the item by name. Disclosure
Guides: How to fix a dead vintage computer · Retro PC starter kit: the gear worth buying
Related
- Magnavox Odyssey (predecessor, 1972)
- Atari 2600 (VCS) (rival, 1977)
- Mattel Intellivision (rival, 1980)
Also in 1978
- Battlestar Galactica premieres on ABC Movie
- APF-MP1000 Computer or hardware
- Atari Football Game
- BASIC Computer Games microcomputer edition published Event
- ASCII Microsoft opens as first overseas office Event
- Cambridge Processor Unit Ltd formed (Acorn) Event
- Interton VC 4000 Computer or hardware
- Motorola 6809 Computer or hardware
- Ohio Scientific Superboard II Computer or hardware
- Sharp MZ-80K Computer or hardware