Part 02 of 02 (final)
The Philips Videopac+ G7400 console was a rare beast, it was released in very limited quantities in 1983 but only in Europa. An American release was planned named the Odyssey...
Part 02 of 02 (final)
The Philips Videopac+ G7400 console was a rare beast, it was released in very limited quantities in 1983 but only in Europa. An American release was planned named the Odyssey³ Command Center but it never so the light of day.
The G7400 console could play all Videopac / Odyssey2 games out there. Three types of games exist. The original G7000 videogames, the plus versions sporting an additional high-resolution background which would only be visible on the G7400. And finally the special G7400 only games with high-resolution graphics very reminiscent of Teletext, BBC Micro or ZX Spectum.
Here I am playing the rare G7400 through my video-grabber with some of my favourite games whilst I comment on the gameplay etc.
- KC Crazy Chase - Killer Bees - Neutron Star - Norseman - Pick Axe Pete - Super Bee
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Well the plus games do have nice backgrounds and such and some of them work really well - for example on the Attack of the Timelord / Terrahawks / Videopac 51 cartridge the enhanced background works really well but with Pick Axe Pete it distracts too much and it makes the simple game sprites less visible. But then again it's all about personal preference ;) Thanks for your response.
Hi markvergeer, OMG thx for making this video, I just went and booted up my G7000 and played all my games lol Games I got are: Cosmic conflict 11, Space Monster 22, Jumping Acrobats 33, Satellite Attack 34, Freedom Fighter 39, Pickaxe Pete 43, Crazy Chase 44. My favs. are deffo the 33, 43, 44. LOL im now 40 years old and got this machine when I was 13 I remember when I bought the 44 I so wanted the PacMan clone not the Centipede version lol now I think its much cooler LOL
Hi Aqua, just a tad older than me - I am from 1970 myself. My wife is from that wonderful 1969.
LOL I am now 39 years old and got this machine when i was 12 ! I got the 38 KC Munchkin but only later on got the opportunity to obtain the 44 ' centipide ' version.
Hi Markvergeer, after looking at sewerel vids here on youtube of the G7000 LOL is like a rush LOL I must say I like the G7000 the most. You mention it too in ya video that some of the games you like better in std. version. I think the extra overlay of graphics makes it difficult to see some of the action. I will try see if I can find an cartridge of the PacMan clone :o) Oh and the gunfight one looks fun too allways wanted that but I guess I forgot all about it due to the PC aera LOL
Drat I ran out of letters LOL Thx for the greeting in Danish :o) I better not try my luck in Dutch :D
Anyhow I noticed the US box has a ON/OFF switch, and I allways wondered if it was bad for the ROM to just pull it out while power on the box. As a kid I had fun pulling the ROM while program ran and sometimes the game was still sorta playable after putting back. Recently I got me a Wii so my limited geek time goes on that and rest on There. com that is a cool virtual world.
I am actually not sure you were supposed to do that with the G7000 - pulling out the cart with the device powered on. We had it on a extension-brick with its own on/off switch and we (almost) always turned it off - if you did pull out a cart hot it would make the console display flashing rubbish and psychedelic color flashing.
I had one of those. G7400 and i am living in Sweden. I am not sure how popular it was here but i liked it very much. My favorite game had something to do with submarines. I do not remember the name anymore, but could it be something with total war, world war or something similar? Thanks for posting these, it caused many flashbacks!
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But then again it's all about personal preference ;)
Thanks for your response.
G7000 and played all my games lol
Games I got are: Cosmic conflict 11, Space Monster 22, Jumping Acrobats 33, Satellite Attack 34, Freedom Fighter 39, Pickaxe Pete 43, Crazy Chase 44. My favs. are deffo the 33, 43, 44.
LOL im now 40 years old and got this machine when I was 13 I remember when I bought the 44 I so wanted the PacMan clone not the Centipede version lol now I think its much cooler LOL
Aqua
LOL I am now 39 years old and got this machine when i was 12 ! I got the 38 KC Munchkin but only later on got the opportunity to obtain the 44 ' centipide ' version.
Tak for dit svar. Hilsen fra Holland! :-P
Aqua
Thx for the greeting in Danish :o)
I better not try my luck in Dutch :D
Anyhow I noticed the US box has a ON/OFF switch, and I allways wondered if it was bad for the ROM to just pull it out while power on the box. As a kid I had fun pulling the ROM while program ran and sometimes the game was still sorta playable after putting back.
Recently I got me a Wii so my limited geek time goes on that and rest on There. com that is a cool virtual world.
Aqua
Thanks for posting these, it caused many flashbacks!