Magnavox Odyssey commercial, 1973

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

I was watching an Angry Video Game Nerd video about this system, and this commercial was in the related videos of a related video (if that makes sense).

I bet you could have a blast bumping little bits of light around with slightly larger bits of light. Fun for the whole family! :D

"Daddy, we want to play with the Odyssey!"
[five minutes later]
"Daddy, we're bored. Let's time travel to the future and get a Wii."

Comments

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

I remember the advent of Pong, but I don't remember that system. Though I would have been six at the time, so that only makes sense.

However I had some kind of machine that I played Breakout on, and I played it for hours. And I wasn't even very good.

[bougieman.livejournal.com]

I had some non-name Sears-brand Breakout game too! I bet we had the same one. God yeah... I put some serious time into that thing, and like you say -- it was SOO HARD to get good at it. ^_^

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

If I may jump ahead, and state that the Odyssey II was quite good... Full of interesting games.. And a KEYBOARD! Oooih.. Yeah, but version? Sucks.

[burblebeep (from livejournal.com)]

I had this. All the game graphics were printed on a cellophane sheet that stuck to the screen via static electricity. Clever but it got old fast. My favorite games were pong and the haunted house shoot-out.

[tink-queen.livejournal.com]

omg, i was watching the same AVGN episode last night!!!!!

[eurynome1967.livejournal.com]

we had Pong, and my foster-brother and I played for HOURS! it was amazing - we loved it. just because I like Halo and things now and love them too, doesn't mean I can't remember how wonderful it was in the 70s.

Prior to both, we threw rocks at the Sleestak.

[mwittier.livejournal.com]

Well, right before Odyssey and Pong, we were doing this:

(http://tinypic.com?ref=30bmv4z)

Which took pretty much the sam hand/eye coordination.

[baron154.livejournal.com]

As tacky as this looks, I imagine in 1973 this would be on the pricey side. Also, how dumb not to have kids playing it. Adults were too busy wife-swapping and getting high in 1973 to play video games. Sheesh, call Don Draper, Season 8.

[whoseline_wlsc]

Looks like 12 versions of Pong to me. That'd bore me before long.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Should have posted this to the toy contest!

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

My dad thought that Pong was the coolest thing ever invented, ever!

My dad is such a dork. ;-P