Magnavox

Magnavox at a Glance

Magnavox is an American electronics company founded in 1917 by Edwin Pridham and Peter L. Jensen. They became known for producing the Odyssey, which was the first home video game console ever made. The company released a total of 58 games on PlayPile between 1969 and 1982. Of these titles, they acted as the publisher for 56 games and the developer for 47. Their catalog spans three decades, starting with one game in the 1960s, growing to 47 releases during the 1970s, and dropping to just 10 titles in the 1980s before they stopped production. The company focused heavily on specific hardware platforms. The vast majority of their output was for the Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 with 31 games and the original Odyssey console with 29 games. One game was built for Analogue electronics. In terms of genre, Sport is their biggest category with 19 titles, followed by Arcade with 15 games. They also made Shooter games (9), Strategy (6), Simulator (5), Card & Board Game (4), Puzzle (4), Racing (2), Adventure (2), and a single Quiz/Trivia title. Their ratings history shows significant variation. The average IGDB rating for the two rated titles is 58.8 out of 100. Table Tennis from 1969 stands as their best-rated game with a score of 79, which falls into the good category. In contrast, Baseball from 1972 scored only 38.6, placing it in the poor category. There are no games listed as great or mixed based on the available data. Recent releases before they ceased activity included C7010 Video Chess Module in December 1982, UFO! in December 1981, The Quest for the Rings and Monkeyshines both in February 1981, and Pachinko! in December 1980. While Magnavox has a historic claim to being the first home console creator, their modern gaming catalog is limited to older systems with a small number of highly rated entries compared to the poor scores found in their sports genre.

Release Timeline

Rating Distribution