GRColin
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bloodiedmirror said:The Magnavox Odyssey2 was the first one I played in my household. Oh yeah Pick Axe Pete.
I just did a search of the Odyssey2..
..Check out the specs:
CPU
Intel 8048 8-bit microcontroller running at 1.79 MHz
Memory:
CPU-internal RAM: 64 bytes
Audio/video RAM: 128 bytes
BIOS ROM: 1024 bytes
Video:
Intel 8244 custom IC
160×200 resolution (NTSC)
16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors
4 8×8 single-color user-defined sprites; each sprite's color may be set independently
12 8×8 single-color characters; must be one of the 64 shapes built into the ROM BIOS; can be freely positioned like sprites, but cannot overlap each other; each character's color may be set independently
4 quad characters; groups of four characters displayed in a row
9×8 background grid; dots, lines, or solid blocks
1.79 Mhz? Damn.