Serguei2 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) I thought Pong consoles were started after Atari released it in 1975 for home but it's seem someone released a home version in 1974? Videomaster Home T.V. Game: https://www.mobygames.com/game/dedicated-console/videomaster-home-tv-game I can't find anything on wikipedia. Edited April 22, 2020 by Serguei2 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 To my knowledge (which is very limited when it comes to pong consoles), there were three or four pong systems made before Atari's 1972: Magnavox Odyssey 1973: ??? 1974: ???, that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 Just now, Magmavision2000 said: 1972: Magnavox Odyssey Doesn't Magnavox Odyssey use cartridges? Even if these cartridges don't have roms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, Serguei2 said: Doesn't Magnavox Odyssey use cartridges? Even if these cartridges don't have roms. Eh, I still count it as a pong console with DLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Serguei2 said: Doesn't Magnavox Odyssey use cartridges? Even if these cartridges don't have roms. They are referred to as game cards in the few manuals that I have seen They were a little board that acted like jumpers, or switch settings, that would trigger the console's main board to play different games. So the Channel F gets the award for the first "ROM based carts" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I think the Odyssey 100 and 200 hit the scene in 1975, slightly ahead of the Sears Tele-Games Pong that launched for Christmas '75. FWIW the first Atari-branded units didn't come along until 1976. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanman Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I won this on an auction few months ago. Looks like a prototype came out 1973 or 74 first home pong unit. Google it Video Arcade ll. Great retro system...591213321133631BJn2.jfif 817496621133632BJn2.jfif 130687921133632BJn2.jfif 591213321133631BJn2.jfif 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 7:58 PM, sanman said: I won this on an auction few months ago. Looks like a prototype came out 1973 or 74 first home pong unit. Google it Video Arcade ll. Great retro system...591213321133631BJn2.jfif 817496621133632BJn2.jfif 48.95 kB · 9 downloads 130687921133632BJn2.jfif 78.29 kB · 8 downloads 591213321133631BJn2.jfif 42.32 kB · 8 downloads That's a Video Action II system, by Universal Research Labs. IIRC the story behind it is that URL was making the boards for Allied Leisure's Paddle Battle arcade game (as well as for their own Video Action arcade game), but then Allied had a fire at their facility which put the kibosh on that. So URL was left with a bunch of extra boards and parts, and decided to make a home console out of them, which launched in '75. So the Video Action II system is essentially a Paddle Battle/Video Action arcade board in a case with some dials and switches on it, marketed for home use. ? What's also cool about the Video Action II is that it was also sold in a "commercial" configuration including a television and a coin box and marketed to owners of restaurants, bars, and similar establishments. Apparently it sold better in this guise than as a pure home-use system, since it was quite expensive in the first place (~$500; almost $2,400 today!), and businesses were more likely to afford that kind of investment and could make money with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 While the pong unit is really cool, I’m more interested in the Magnavox CRT. That particular tv didn’t come with the console did it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Something good on TV every day! Hmmm... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Video-Master-Olympic-Home-Tv-Video-Game-Console-System-Britain-1970-s-Box/164207830945?hash=item263b8ca7a1:g:sssAAOSwWbReJM3Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 21 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: While the pong unit is really cool, I’m more interested in the Magnavox CRT. That particular tv didn’t come with the console did it? Possibly, but I don't think so. Cursory research indicates they included Broadmoor TVs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanman Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 sramirez2008 I'm actually very lucky.... I found the black and white 12" magnavox crt tv on facebook marketplace, Brand new in the box from 1978. Still has the heat shrink plastic on the tuning knobs. This guy found it in his grandparents basement and sold for 75 dollars. I was really looking for an older b&w tv for the video game system and this became available. Score for me paired up its a great match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 7:48 PM, BassGuitari said: Possibly, but I don't think so. Cursory research indicates they included Broadmoor TVs. How much disco dollars would you have to pay to get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Magmavision2000 said: How much disco dollars would you have to pay to get one? 500 of them, which is about 2,400 whatever's-the-2020-equivalent-of-disco dollars. More for the set that included the TV and coinbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnurrikowski Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 6:38 PM, Serguei2 said: I thought Pong consoles were started after Atari released it in 1975 for home but it's seem someone released a home version in 1974? Atari Home Pong was the first one with dedicated LSI-chip (LSI = 'large scale integration'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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