This is a list of games for the Magnavox Odyssey 2 video game console.
This is a list of games for the Magnavox Odyssey 2 video game console.
In the United States the following 47 game titles were released by Magnavox. [1]
Only three games: Nimble Numbers Ned!, Power Lords and Sid the Spellbinder! were released on Odyssey 2, but not on Philips VideoPac.
In the European market, each game released by Philips was assigned a number. [3]
Source: [4]
† = Available for both Videopac and Videopac+. [5] Pre-1983 games were re-released with additional graphics.
‡ = Only available for Videopac+
Source: [8]
This is a sortable list of games released showing the difference in titles across various regions.
Many games were released in several regions but often with different titles. Canadian releases had the same title as US releases but were also titled in French on the packaging.
| Number | EU Title | US Title | Canada Title | Brazil Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Race / Spin-Out / Cryptogram † | Speedway! / Spin-out! / Cryptologic! | La Course Folle!/Tête-À-Queue!/Crypto-Logic! | Fórmula 1!/Interlagos!/Crypto-Logic! |
| 2 | Pairs / Space Rendezvous / Logic | Matchmaker! / Buzzword! / Logix! | Associations!/Logix!/Devinettes! | Unreleased |
| 3 | American Football | Football! | Football! | Futebol Americano! |
| 4 | Air-Sea War / Battle | Armored Encounter! / Subchase! | Bataille de Blindés!/Chasse Aux Sous-Marins! | Os Panzers Atacam!/Batalha Aeronaval! |
| 5 | Blackjack | Las Vegas Blackjack! | Blackjack Style Las Vegas! | Bacará! |
| 6 | Tenpin Bowling / Basketball | Bowling! / Basketball! | Quilles! / Basket-Ball! | Boliche!/Basquetebol! |
| 7 | Mathematician / Echo | Math-A-Magic! / Echo! | Math-A-Magic! / Echo! | Matemágica!/Jogo da Memória! |
| 8 | Baseball | Baseball! | Baseball! | Basebol! |
| 9 | Computer Programmer | Computer Intro! | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 10 | Golf | Computer Golf! | Golf Électronique! | Golfe! |
| 11 | Cosmic Conflict † | Cosmic Conflict! | Conflit Cosmique! | Conflito Cósmico! |
| 12 | Take the Money and Run | Take the Money and Run! | Prenez L'Argent et Filez! | Pegue o Dinheiro e Corra! |
| 13 | Playschool Maths | I've Got Your Number! | J'ai le Bon Numero! | Acerte Seu Número! |
| 14 | Gunfighter | Showdown in 2100 A.D. | Confrontation en 2100 Aprés J.-C.! | Duelo no Velho Oeste! |
| 15 | Samurai | Dynasty! | Dynastie! | Lógica Chinesa! |
| 16 | Depth Charge / Marksman | Unreleased | Unreleased | Bombardeio Submarino!/Tiro ao Alvo! |
| 17 | Chinese Logic | Unreleased | Unreleased | Desafio Chinês! |
| 18 | Laser War | Invaders from Hyperspace! | Invasion Intersidérale! | Invasores do Cosmos! |
| 19 | Catch The Ball / Noughts and Crosses | Unreleased | Unreleased | O Malabarista!/Jogo da Velha! |
| 20 | Stone Sling † | Smithereens! | Unreleased | Batalha Medieval! |
| 21 | Secret of the Pharaohs | Unreleased | Unreleased | O Segredo do Faraó! |
| 22 | Space Monster † | Alien Invaders - Plus! | Envahisseurs Extra-Terrestres! | Alien! |
| 23 | Las Vegas Gambling | Casino Slot Machine! | Machine À Sous! | Caça Níqueis! |
| 24 | Flipper Game | Thunderball! | Machine À Boules! | Fliperama! |
| 25 | Skiing | Alpine Skiing! | Ski Alpin! | Esqui nos Alpes! |
| 26 | Basket Game | Pachinko! | Unreleased | Pachinko! |
| 27 | Electronic Table Football | Electronic Table Soccer! | Soccer de Table Électronique! | Futebol Eletrônico! |
| 28 | Electronic Volleyball | Volleyball! | Volley-Ball! | Voleibol! |
| 29 | Dam Buster | Blockout! / Breakdown! | Démolition!/Destruction! | Barricada!/Demolição! |
| 30 | Battlefield | War of Nerves! | La Guerre des Nerfs! | Guerra de Nervos! |
| 31 | Musician (with musical keyboard) | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 32 | A Labyrinth Game / Supermind | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 33 | Jumping Acrobats | P.T. Barnum's Acrobats! | Unreleased | Acrobatas! |
| 34 | Satellite Attack † | UFO! | Guerre aux OVNIS! | OVNI! |
| 35 | Electronic Billiards | Pocket Billiards! | Billiard À Blouses! | Bilhar! |
| 36 | Electronic Soccer / Electronic Ice Hockey | Hockey! / Soccer! | Hockey! / Soccer! | Futebol de Salão!/Hockey! |
| 37 | Monkeyshines | Monkeyshines! | Singeries! | Macacos Me Mordam! |
| 38 | Munchkin | K.C. Munchkin! | K.C. Broyefer! | Come-Come II |
| 39 | Freedom Fighters | Freedom Fighters! | Les Défenseurs de la Liberté! | Defensores da Liberdade! |
| 40 | 4 in 1 Row | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 41 | Conquest of the World | Conquest of the World | Unreleased | A Conquista de Mundo |
| 42 | The Quest of the Rings | Quest for the Rings | Unreleased | Em Busca dos Anéis Perdidos |
| 43 | Pickaxe Pete † | Pick Axe Pete! | Pierre et la Pioche! | Didi na Mina Encantada! |
| 44 | Crazy Chase | K.C.'s Krazy Chase! | La Grande Chasse de Broyefer! | Come-Come! |
| 45 | Morse | Unreleased | Unreleased | Telegrafista! |
| 46 | The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt | The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt | Unreleased | Wall Street |
| 47 | The Mousing Cat | Unreleased | Unreleased | O Gato e o Rato! |
| 48 | Backgammon | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 49 | Turtles | Turtles! | Unreleased | Tartarugas! |
| 50 | Super Bee | Unreleased | Unreleased | Super Bee! |
| 51 | Terrahawks † | Attack of the Timelord! | Unreleased | Senhor das Trevas! |
| 52 | Killer Bees † | Killer Bees! | Unreleased | Abelhas Assassinas! |
| 53 | Nightmare † | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 54 | Loony Balloon † | Unreleased | Unreleased | Balão Travesso! |
| 55 | Neutron Star † | Unreleased | Unreleased | Buraco Negro! |
| 56 | Norseman ‡ | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 57 | Blobbers | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| 58 | Air Battle † | Unreleased | Unreleased | Barão Vermelho! |
| 59 | Helicopter Rescue ‡ | Out of this World! / Helicopter Rescue! | Unreleased | Acoplagem!/Resgate! |
| 60 | Trans American Rally ‡ | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| — | Unreleased | Power Lords | Unreleased | Serpente do Poder! |
| — | Unreleased | Nimble Numbers Ned! | Unreleased | Nimble Numbers Ned |
| — | Unreleased | Sid the Spellbinder | Unreleased | Sid the Spellbinder |
| — | Newscaster | Keyboard Creations! | Unreleased | Criatividade! |
| — | Unreleased | Type & Tell! | Unreleased | Unreleased |
| — | Atlantis | Atlantis | Unreleased | Atlantis |
| — | Demon Attack | Demon Attack | Unreleased | Demon Attack |
| — | Frogger | Unreleased | Unreleased | Frogger |
| — | Popeye | Unreleased | Unreleased | Popeye |
| — | Q*bert | Unreleased | Unreleased | Q*bert |
| — | Super Cobra | Unreleased | Unreleased | Super Cobra |
| — | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased | Clay Pigeon! |
| — | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased | Comando Noturno! |
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