Wonder Wizard

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Wonder Wizard
Wonder Wizard model 7702 - Television Sport Games.jpg
A Wonder Wizard in a showcase
Manufacturer Magnavox, General Home Products
Type Dedicated home video game console
Generation First generation
Release dateUSA: June 1976
CPU AY-3-8500
GraphicsBlack & white
SoundVia internal speaker
Controller input2 attached paddle-based game controllers
Power9 V AC adapter (100 ma) or 6 x C batteries
Dimensions14.5" x 9" x 4"

The Wonder Wizard (model number: 7702) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console which was manufactured by Magnavox [1] and released by General Home Products (GHP for short) in June 1976 [2] only in the United States. [3] [1] [4]

Contents

The console features two paddle-based game controllers attached to the system [1] and contains the same circuit board as the Magnavox Odyssey 300 [5] [4] [2] and the same bottom part housing as the Magnavox Odyssey. [4] [2] The paddles are larger than those of the Odyssey 300. [6]

The console had a dealer cost of $39 but initial retail price was set at $60 (compared to the MSRP of the Odyssey 300 at $70). [7]

Games

The system contains three built-in Pong -based games: [4]

Just like the Odyssey 300, the Wonder Wizard uses a switch so that the players can choose between the three preset difficulty levels. [2]

Technical specifications

The switch box in the scope of delivery is the same as those of the Odyssey 100 to 4000. [3] The top of the console was available in two versions: one with silver colored knobs and a woodgrain design in the upper section of the housing, and one with black knobs and a full woodgrain design. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wonder Wizard". retrogamingconsoles. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "TheGameConsole.com: Magnavox Video Game Consoles". www.thegameconsole.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. 1 2 "Pong-Story : Wonder Wizard models". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Zwolle Computermuseum PONGs/DSC03312". computarium.lcd.lu. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. ↑ "Evolution of Home Video Game Consoles: 1967 - 2011". Hongkiat. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ↑ "More Magnavox Games". Vol. 16, no. 36. Television Digest Inc. 1976-09-06. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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