These are Odyssey² and Videopac advertisements that were published in magazines and comic books. When known, publication dates and titles are included. The publication dates shown with question marks are best guesses.
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United States
1979Give the Ultimate Computer Video Game.1980Total Television: Play It... with Odyssey².
Total Television: Play It... with Odyssey².
Appears in:
Mediamerica: Form, Content, and Consequence of Mass Communication by Edward Jay Whetmore, 1982 & 1985, Page 356
This is a magazine insert. Mediamerica, a textbook, reprinted it in black & white, though it originally appeared in color.
1980Our Bright Idea for Video Games...
Our Bright Idea for Video Games...
Appears in:
Playboy, Issue 324, Dec. 1980, Back of page 126.
1981?The Excitement of a Game. The Mind of a Computer.1981The Quest for the Rings.
The Quest for the Rings.
Appears in:
Esquire, September 1981, Back of Page 6.
1981?On Your Mark, Get Set, Munch.1982The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt
The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt
Appears in:
Electronic Games, August 1982, Inside Back Cover.
Videogaming Illustrated, Oct. 1982, Back Cover.
1982How People Who Play the Market Play.1982The Wizard of Odyssey Reveals the Key to Greater Challenge.
The Wizard of Odyssey Reveals the Key to Greater Challenge.
Appears in:
National Geographic, Vol. 162, No. 4, October 1982.
1982The Only Video Game Voice Module with an Unlimited Vocabulary.
The Only Video Game Voice Module with an Unlimited Vocabulary.
Appears in:
National Geographic, Vol. 162, No. 4, October 1982.
1983You Can't Turn Back the Timelord.
You Can't Turn Back the Timelord.
Appears in:
Videogaming Illustrated, April 1983, Back Cover.
1983There's No Escaping the Excitement! Warning... Killer Bees!1983The Odyssey Home Arcade Center: Win One for the Turtle.
The Odyssey Home Arcade Center: Win One for the Turtle.
Appears in:
Boys' Life, June 1983, Page 15.
1983War Room: Play the Game the Generals Play... for Real.
War Room: Play the Game the Generals Play... for Real.
Appears in:
Videogaming & Computer Gaming Illustrated, October 1983, Back Cover.
Thriller #3, January 1984, after Page 20 (Comic book).
Batman and the Outsiders #6, January 1984, after Page 8 (Comic book).
The Uncanny X-Men #177, January 1984, Page 4 (Comic book).
DC Comics Presents #97, March 1984, after Page 20 (Comic book).
Thriller #5, March 1984, after Page 8 (Comic book).
1984Power Lords: In comic books, action figures, Now the video game.
Power Lords: In comic books, action figures, Now the video game.
Appears in:
Power Lords, issue 3 of 3, February 1984 (Comic book).
Thriller #4, February 1984, after Page 8 (Comic book). This comic issue is printed on high-quality Baxter paper rather than newsprint.
Catalog Pages (U.S.)
Pages from retailer catalogs (such as the famous Sears catalog) advertising Odyssey²:
UKDare you enter the world of Philips Video Games?UKPhilips Video Games: Bet you can't beat this.UK, 1983?Will You Ever Catch Up With Our Growing Range?
Will You Ever Catch Up With Our Growing Range?
Notes:
Get more info on Frank Langford, the artist who drew this ad, here.
UK, 1983?Don't Miss Out! Philips Video Games Club
Don't Miss Out! Philips Video Games Club
Notes:
Get more info on Frank Langford, the artist who drew this ad, here.
UKTerrahawks: There's No Other Way... Zelda Must Be Destroyed!
Terrahawks: There's No Other Way... Zelda Must Be Destroyed!
Notes:
Get more info on Frank Langford, the artist who drew this ad, here.
UKKiller Bees: It Takes More than a Rolled Up Comic to Kill Them!
Killer Bees: It Takes More than a Rolled Up Comic to Kill Them!
Notes:
Get more info on Frank Langford, the artist who drew this ad, here.
FranceRadiola Jet 27: 'Your Turn Now'
Radiola Jet 27: 'Your Turn Now'
Appears in:
Paris Match, 1982.
FranceBrandt électronique: 'Brandt Brings Out The Big Game.'Germany'The IMAGIC Program: A Tele-Hit Festival! For the Main Systems.'ItalyPhilips Videopac: 'And the Main Character Is You.'
Catalog Pages (International)
UK, 1982Argos No. 18, Autumn/Winter 1982
Argos No. 18, Autumn/Winter 1982
Appears in:
Argos No. 18, Autumn/Winter 1982, page 240.
UK, 1983Argos No. 20, Autumn/Winter 1983
Argos No. 20, Autumn/Winter 1983
Appears in:
Argos No. 20, Autumn/Winter 1983, page 239.
Europe, 1984Unidentified European Catalog, page 933
