Wow, another great, in-depth review, Mezrabad. I think you're quickly becoming the world's foremost expert on this lineup. One question, though. Am I correct in assuming that basically all the Odyssey does is allow players to move points of light around on the screen? Does this mean there's no PONG type game built in to the Odyssey? I'm a bit confused about what the actual hardware can do.
The Odyssey has the ability to generate moving blocks and lines (various features can be turned on or off with the jumper cartridges). It has minimal collision detection. There is no scoring/tracking ability or sound. It has a game called "Tennis" that inspired Nolan Bushnell to create Pong. "Tennis" is like Pong with English and no scoring or sound.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
(A PC Magazine Top 100 Website)
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*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Wow, another great, in-depth review, Mezrabad. I think you're quickly becoming the world's foremost expert on this lineup. One question, though. Am I correct in assuming that basically all the Odyssey does is allow players to move points of light around on the screen? Does this mean there's no PONG type game built in to the Odyssey? I'm a bit confused about what the actual hardware can do.
The Odyssey has the ability to generate moving blocks and lines (various features can be turned on or off with the jumper cartridges). It has minimal collision detection. There is no scoring/tracking ability or sound. It has a game called "Tennis" that inspired Nolan Bushnell to create Pong. "Tennis" is like Pong with English and no scoring or sound.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
(A PC Magazine Top 100 Website)
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.