Video-game pioneer dies

[Nystul]

I had never even heard of the Magnavox Odyssey.

First time I heard of it was when AVGN reviewed it. It's funny because I want to lump this in with the "Pong clones" but the fact of matter is, Pong itself was inspired by the Odyssey.

Pretty cool effort at a TV game though with overlays to slap on the TV screen and board game like extra materials to keep track of different rules for different games. I suppose Pong was addition by subtraction, picking one of the best ways to make a fun game out of a few moving squares and making it work a little better.