Magnavox+Odyssey



The Magnavox Odyssey was the first video game console to be sold and mass produced. It was created by Ralph Baer, a television manufacturer, as a side project, which he dubbed the "Brown Box" due to its original wooden casing. The system used cartridges to play the games, the same way that later consoles before the CD revolution began. The controller that was used had knobs that were turned to make the action appear on the screen, rather than the use of buttons that is now the standard. The system sold poorly due to bad marketing and general non-interest by consumers.