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[edit] Outrageous RAM amount error

64 kilobytes? seems a bit high --Anonymous

Oh dear... :-} Thanks for sounding the bugle. Fixed it. How come I didn't notice this earlier? *blush* --Wernher 00:06, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Sections and subsections

Just to justify my edits as of ca 09:00, 6 May 2004 (UTC):

  • The section headings should only have the initial word capitalized, the rest goes uncapitalized as per Wikipedia convention
  • We should try to keep the number of (sub)sections on a reasonable level for articles of just a couple of pages' length, to avoid unneccessary scrolling

--Wernher 09:17, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

No problem. :) DopefishJustin 14:08, May 6, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Tables in bullet lists

Does someone know a way of getting tables embedded in bullet lists to line up properly in the 'x-direction' (i.e. be correctly indented)? If no 'special' coding is done, such tables end up at the left border of the article. --Wernher 09:17, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

[edit] O2EM

I merged in the article about O2EM because most of the info was already here and I don't think it can grow beyond a stub, but if anyone disagrees please bring it up. Thanks. DopefishJustin 14:08, May 6, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Should this article be moved to something similar to "Magnavox Odyssey²/Phillips G7000" to be more inline with the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive style title; this is to reflect a less americo-centric view of video gaming that shouldn't be present on wikipedia. Y control 19:14, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Yes, though the full European title was Philips Videopac G7000. What do other people think? I think the page shold be moved to Magnavox Odyssey²/Philips Videopac G7000. I'm putting the American name first, as that was its original name, and it was re-named for other markets, like the Mega Drive was re-named the Genesis for the North American market, and that page is at Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, with the original name first. boffy_b 07:45, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis just got moved, by consensus of a vote, back to Sega Mega Drive. See Talk:Sega Mega Drive#Proposed move boffy_b 16:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I have reason to argue again for a move (noting that this was last discussed in August 2006). I argue that, for now, it would be historically accurate and more in line with the current article form, to move this to Magnavox Odyssey 2 (with space in between Odyssey and 2 and no superscript). Unless someone can convince me that the system was called the "Magnavox Odyssey Squared" as opposed to the "Magnavox Odyssey 2," I feel it justifies a move according to various Wikipedia rules and precedents regarding the titling of an article (see TNA Impact! for example or WP:NAME) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.21.227.220 (talk) 13:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Joysticks

I edited the joystick paragraph to remove the assertion that the O2 introduced this type of controller. If anything the Atari 2600 did, which was released a year earlier. Clayhalliwell 15:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

The Atari had removable controllers, were joysticks available at its launch?boffy_b 10:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Ummm... yes, the Atari 2600 had joysticks available at launch. It's kind of hard to play Combat with paddles. Clayhalliwell 21:56, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cost and release dates

I would like to see the retail price of the console and voice unit. Also, when was the voice unit released? How many games eventually were released for the voice unit? Also, wasn't there a big lawsuit about the Pac-Man clone game K.C. Muchkin? Navstar 18:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] United States (games release section)

The writing in this has a little bit of subjectivity-- despite whatever superiority one feels they have, calling Imagic's titles "outstanding" seems out of place in an encyclopedia. I'm also curious about the assertion that the US Imagic releases were "strong sellers" as they're among the most difficult of O2 releases to find, indicating few copies are out there. Any citations that they sold well (or well in relation to other O2 titles, I suppose)? Student Driver 11:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Games available in any modern format?

I know there's something along these lines on the main page, but not being a techy I'm not really sure what it means. I wrote to Phillips and they said that the games were not available in any up-to-date format and that they never would be, as it was not deemed commercially viable to make them so.

So, is there a rogue CD-ROM with these games on it floating around anywhere? Or a website with them on? I'm dying to play Satellite Attack - that was the king of 'em all, wasn't it? :-> - again!

Who owns the intellectual copyright to the games? Did Phillips buy it all royalty-free from the writers? Martyn Smith 13:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mystery holes inside the case

In the production console (at least the second revision) are four unused mounting posts that look like they could support a second PCB or possibly a normal keyboard instead of the membrane one. Were those posts used in the original all silver version?

[edit] Not a real speech synthesizer

The speech module contained several digitally sampled whole words and a list of sampled phonems that could be strung together to form other words. If you miss your opponent's castle in "Smithereens!" the voice says "Come on, turkey, hit it!". This is made more hilarious due to the wide variation in the sound and inflection of the different parts, 'come on' 'turkey' and 'hit it!'.

[edit] Cool thing to do with the cartridges

If you have enough cartridges, I think it's at least 16, place them back to front and push the handle loops together. With the proper number of them they'll form a perfect interlocking circle. A picture of this 'feature' would be a nice addition to the article. I'd be nice to know if this was intentional in the cartridge design or accidental.

[edit] Exclamation points everywhere!

IIRC, all but the three games in the Master Strategy series used an exclamation point at the end of the title, or the end of each game name in multi-game cartridges. The original pack-in game was Speedway! Spinout! Crypto-Logic!

[edit] Links need updating

The external links are mostly dead and need updating. Mike Cronis 21:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Done. --Marty Goldberg 21:15, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controllers removable or fixed?

The Details section of the article states that the earliest models had detachable controllers, while in all later models they were fixed to the unit. The Technical Specifications section states the exact opposite. Which one is correct? 89.217.132.161 (talk) 03:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC)