PHILIPS G7000 | |
| Ignore the on off switch that is something I modified on my personal G7000 and not a standard feature. |
The G7000aka C52/Odyssey2, all models basically the same although the Odyssey2 was blessed with a power switch. The G7000 does have all the internal moulding for a power switch in the same place as the odyssey2 however, the Philips G7000 logo covers the area. There are two known boxes to the Videopac G7000 console (pictured right) the earlier version being the bottom one. They came shipped with
The Philips G7000 was basically a games console, although Philips/Magnavox had plans to make this a fully fledged home computer, its limitations in that area were quickly realised after their first attempt Videopac 9 (computer Programmer) fell over big time when for some obscure reason they decided not to put any method of reading or writing data from a reusable source (ie tape backup or even expensive battery backed up memory) so any programming work you created painstakingly on this very irritable keyboard was lost forever as soon as you pressed reset or powered off. the latter 7010 BASIC module came equipped with Microsoft basic and method of tape backup of your work. by the time of that release the console was already dubbed no more than a Games console with a useless keyboard. My G7000 Models. I currently Have 4
Click here for the G7000 Manual (English part) PDF format. The PHILIPS G7000 can be found in many guises such as the Schneider 7000 As you can see there is very little cosmetic difference to this model other than the French spellings of some function keys and the 'Espace' bar, Still no power button. The internal specifications are similar however the video output would vary depending on the country of destination, PAL/SECAM etc.. Other Clones included the PHILIPS C52, The C52 was released by Philips...why they didn't stick with the G7000 name I have no idea, it must have cost more for changing logos and boxes, They were all made in France anyway, so it would have made good corporate branding sense to stick with the one name C52 or G7000 (I prefer G7000) The C52 was released in 1979 Also the Philips G7000 got even more identity change by the name of the RADIOLA JET25, and the SIERA branded version, both of which re-release the Videopac range oif games, simply by re-badging the cartridges and instruction manuals with their own logos, Siera put even less effort into the corporate re-branding by simply buying up excess Philips Carts, placing a sticker over the top of the old one and reprinting the manual on a single sheet of card, cutting instructions for each language down to an absolute minimum. Despite this these unusual variants have won favour with me and my current collection is focusing on these variants of the carts. ***and then there was the US version, The Magnavox Odyssey 2, which I have left as it has a page to itself If you want to Buy a Philips G7000 Please use eBay via the link below and help support the site |
Console Philips Videopac C52
The Magnavox Odyssey2 known in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000 (and a bunch of other names a bunch of other places) is a home video game console released in 1978. One of the earliest gaming consoles, it is one of the least known today. In Europe (and in other parts of the world as well) the Odyssey 2 was sold as the Philips G7000 Videopac console. In France, it was known as the Philips C52. In Brazil it was known as the Odyssey, as the original Odyssey was never released in Brazil. Total overseas sales reached over one million units. Philips Videopac C52, η γαλλική (220V/50Hz/SECAM) έκδοση του κλασικού G7000/Magnavox Odyssey2. Έχει ενσωματωμένα τα 2 χειριστήρια, γαλλικό BIOS (αυτό φυσικά δεν επηρεάζει καθόλου τα παιχνίδια) και είναι πιο κυριλέ από το κλασικό G7000, μια και διαθέτει. In Europe, the console was most widely known as the Philips Videopac G7000 (Videopac C52 in France), or just the Videopac, although branded variants were released under the names 'Radiola Jet 25', 'Schneider 7000', and 'Siera G7000'. A rare model, the 'Philips Videopac G7200', was only released in Europe: it had a built-in black-and-white monitor. The day has finally arrived. We are starting the Odyssey 2 / Videopac Brotherhood! Whether you are playing them on a Magnavox Odyssey 2, Odyssey 3 (You lucky bastards!); Videopac G7000, C52, G7200, G7400; Brandt Jopac; or one the other brands they were released under: Radiola, Schneider, or Siera.