Philips Videopac+ G7400
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The Philips Videopac+ G7400 is a third-generation home video game console released in limited quantities in 1983,[1] and only in Europe; an American release as the Odyssey³ Command Center was planned for the Odyssey series but never occurred. The G7400 was the successor to the Philips Videopac G7000, the European counterpart to the American Magnavox Odyssey².[2] The system featured excellently tailored background and foreground graphics.[3]
Manufacturer | Philips |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Third generation |
Release date | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
CPU | Intel 8048 @ 5.91MHz |
Memory | 6 KB RAM, 1 KB ROM |
Display | RF modulator, composite, RGB; 320×238 resolution |
Graphics | Intel 8245, EF9340, EF9341 |
Sound | 1 channel, 8 sounds |
Predecessor | Philips Videopac G7000 |
Successor | Philips CD-i Philips MSX |
The G7400 could play three types of games: all normal G7000 games, special G7000 games with additional high-res background graphics that would appear only when played on the G7400, and G7400-only games with high-res sprites and backgrounds.