Groundbreaking consoles like the Magnavox Odyssey and Atari 2600 helped change gaming forever.

The first home video game system had a lot of the right ideas, just not at the right time Drew Robarge The Magnavox Odyssey with its cover box, controllers, and carts. (2006.0102.08) NMAH In September ...

As of 2025, there have been a total of nine video game console generations, beginning in 1972. That’s the year the world got its first commercial home console, the Magnavox Odyssey, and since then, ...

Did you know the very first video game console ever made (initial prototype called "Brown Box") was the Magnavox Odyssey? It had a grand total of 6 games, most being some kind of variation of Pong ...

The greatest development in the history of Christmas presents was the Magnavox Odyssey. It’s incontrovertible. Not for its success or awesomeness—it sorta flopped—but for beginning the worldwide ...

Ralph Baer, who turns 90 this year, discusses his life's work, which includes creating the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console, and the iconic pattern game Simon. When people ask him ...

In this video, we revisit the gaming consoles that didn’t just define our childhood memories, but reshaped the entire gaming ...

In September 1972, the Magnavox Odyssey appeared in American Magnavox stores, making it the first video game console that could be played at home with your television. Sold over a period of three ...