The Odyssey (Off-Topic)

by DiscipleN2k , Edmond, OK, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 18:52 (3482 days ago) @ Claude Errera

When I was 7, my dad bought a Magnavox Odyssey from our local appliance store, and we hooked it up to the black and white TV in my parents' bedroom. (It was the only TV in the house.)

I only got to play when they were home, but not sleeping or busy. That worked out to Saturday afternoons, mostly.

If we ever get fully moved in, I'm going to have fire this one up.

We had one growing up (I honestly can't remember if it was the same one, or if a completely different one somehow made its way back to me), but I don't think we ever got it to work. I do remember taping the plastic sheets to the TV and pretending it worked, though :p

It was probably just missing some random A/V cable, but by the time I was old enough to try and figure it out we had already picked up an Atari 2600 and I forgot all about the Odyssey.

-Disciple