Does a Japanese analog of the Atari 2600 exist?

[empsolo]

There is also the issue that the Light Gun for the Odyssey uses a Nintendo patent for a Light Gun from the Bowling Alley Duck Hunt Game. The Color-TV Game series of clone consoles could have been part of a deal where Magnavox allowed Nintendo to distribute the Color-TV game system in japan in exchange for Magnavox including the light rifle in it's units in America.

[mr_me]

Are you talking about Nintendo's 1987 patent on their target control/sensing scheme?

[empsolo]

Are you talking about Nintendo's 1987 patent on their target control/sensing scheme?

There is an article about NIntendo's involvement with the Magnavox Light gun here.

Edited June 26, 2018 by empsolo

[CatPix]

For some reason, the Nintendo gun also found it's way in Europe as an accessory for some Interton consoles.

[mr_me]

There was a time when Japan was used for cheap manufacturing.

[Tempest]

That Cassette Vision is interesting, the games look like a cross between early 2600 games and Odyssey 2 games. None of them look very playable though. The Super Cassette Vision is much more interesting, some of those games look fun.

[carlsson]

If you want to know more about the SCV, here are two recent threads were it has been discussed from a gaming perspective as well as a collecting perspective.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/273306-epochyeno-super-cassette-vision/

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/266936-stupus-epoch-cassette-vision-super-cassette-vision-collection/