yann64andClaude Opus 5.5
3eeabe9649
6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
83 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
83 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
---
|
|
title: Philips Odyssey 2100
|
|
categories:
|
|
- Pongs
|
|
origins:
|
|
- Netherlands
|
|
years:
|
|
- '1978'
|
|
cpus:
|
|
- National Semiconductor MM-57186-M
|
|
params:
|
|
name: Odyssey 2100
|
|
company: /companies/philips
|
|
company_name: Philips
|
|
specs:
|
|
- label: NAME
|
|
value: Odyssey 2100
|
|
- label: MANUFACTURER
|
|
value: Philips
|
|
- label: ORIGIN
|
|
value: Netherlands
|
|
- label: YEAR
|
|
value: '1978'
|
|
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
|
|
value: Wipe-out, Pinball, Tennis, Football (soccer), Handball, Ice Hockey
|
|
- label: KEYBOARD
|
|
value: 2 controllers with knob and button
|
|
- label: CPU
|
|
value: National Semiconductor MM-57186-M
|
|
- label: SPEED
|
|
value: None
|
|
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
|
|
value: None
|
|
- label: RAM
|
|
value: On screen
|
|
- label: COLORS
|
|
value: 'Yes'
|
|
- label: SOUND
|
|
value: Through TV speaker
|
|
- label: I/O PORTS
|
|
value: RF TV video output (UHF)
|
|
- label: OS
|
|
value: 'No'
|
|
- label: POWER SUPPLY
|
|
value: 9v DC
|
|
tabs:
|
|
- photos
|
|
- links
|
|
photos:
|
|
- title: ODYSSEY 2100
|
|
subtitle: ''
|
|
text: ''
|
|
image: null
|
|
- title: WITH BOX & MANUAL
|
|
subtitle: ''
|
|
text: ''
|
|
image: null
|
|
- title: INSIDE
|
|
subtitle: ''
|
|
text: ''
|
|
image: null
|
|
- title: BOX
|
|
subtitle: ''
|
|
text: ''
|
|
image: null
|
|
links:
|
|
- title: PONG-STORY.COM
|
|
url: http://www.pong-story.com/ody2100.htm
|
|
text: Pong-Story has a nice page about the Odyssey 2100
|
|
oc_id: 714
|
|
source:
|
|
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011045/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=714
|
|
date: '2023-06-14'
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
This one was available shortly after the [Odyssey 2001](/museum/philips-odyssey-2001/) pong system. Based upon the same principles it offers more game thanks to a new chipset. As its little brother, the Odyssey 2100 had no equivalent system in the USA under the Magnavox brand. The most related system was the Odyssey 4000...
|
|
|
|
The National Semiconductor MM-57186-N chipset can play 6 different colour games with variations, resulting in a total of 23 available games. The six games are Football (soccer), Ice Hockey, Tennis, Handball, Wipe-Out and Pinball. Wipe-out (7 variations) is a breakout game where you have to destroy all the squares on the screen. Flipper (7 variations) is a kind of pinball game where the ball bumps onto little squares spread on the screen. It looks more like a typical pong game than a real pinball game. The other games (Tennis, Handball, Hockey, Football) have 2 variations each. Most games are for two players.
|
|
|
|
There are absolutely no button or switch on this system, all settings are made with the two buttons on the controllers. One button is used to cycle through games while the other one resets the game. These paddles are very similar to those of the later Odyssey²/Videopac systems, except that they have knobs instead of sticks.
|
|
|
|
Once opened, there is nearly nothing inside! The tiny mother board leaves the case almost empty.
|