Need help identifying this cart - Odyssey? Atari?

[karokoenig]

Hey guys. Someone please look at this ebay auction. To me, it looks all like a proper Odyssey 2 cart, but I never knew they made labels without their odyssey2 logo on it:

 

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fitm%2FAtari-Spiel-Super-Cobra-Konami-Parker-Brothers-1982-80er-%2F400573644819%3Fpt%3DDE_PC_Videospiele%26hash%3Ditem5d440cc013

[dendawg]

That's because it's for the Philllips Videopac, which is what the O2 systems were called in Europe.

Edited September 16, 2013 by dendawg

[karokoenig]

That was quick. Thanks for the info. Never seen one of those things in the wild here on Germany - cart or console.

[Seob]

Like dendawg said, the Odyssey2 was released as the Philips Videopac G7000, or Schneider 7000, or Radiola Jet 25, or Siera G7000, in Europe the last two mainly in France. Here in the Netherlands it's pretty common, don't know how well they sold in Germany, but they aren't that rare.

[CatPix]

The label is different also because it's not an official game of the Videopac/O² line; it's a Parker Brother game. I didn't know third parties used the same style of carts than the regular 0² carts, it's nice

 

For the Siera G7000, I read it was a Belgian brand, so the Siera carts and systems would be found in Belgium more than in France, especially since Belgium use PAL B/G.

 

Radiola systems are only found in France (as far as I know) mostly because all Videopac systems made in France were made in Radiola factories, not Philips one (tho, Philips owned the Radiola brand and factories); and Philips "cared" about giving their electronic products a "local touch"; you can also find Philips VG5000 and Philips MSX VG 8010 under the Radiola brand.

 

I prefer the Radiola Jet25 box to the Philips videopac box :

 

 

Edited September 16, 2013 by CatPix

[Seob]

Only parker used the videopac/o2 style cartridge design. Imagic used their own design.

[high voltage]

Philips Videopac was the second best selling console in Germany, behind VCS

[karokoenig]

Didn't know that. Never really saw them in stores back in the days. Well, either that, or I was extremely focused on Atari. Great marketing, Philips... just printing numbers on the carts instead of cool labels. Is there a list somewhere which game number is which game?

[Seob]

Here is a list with game numbers and the corresponding us games and numbers, as well as the programmer of the game.

http://videopac.nl/forum/index.php?topic=569.0

Edited September 19, 2013 by Seob

[CatPix]

Great marketing, Philips... just printing numbers on the carts instead of cool labels.

Not something german VG brand would do...

 

 

 

And remember, it was 1978. Look at Atari's very first labels :

 

 

Not quite fancy heh? O² labels were far more nicer, BTW :