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First Home Video Gaming Controller

I used 3D Printing and an Arduino to make my own functional version of the 1972 Maganavox Odyessy controller.

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This project was created on 01/27/2019 and last updated 7 years ago.

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I was wondering what the first video game controller was like and how it played compared to modern day controllers. Some research led me to the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey controller, but used systems sell for hundreds of dollars on Ebay.

I decided to design my own low-cost approximation of the controller and used an Arduino Pong DIY to make it functional.

Here is a video that shows how I designed this and got it running:
https://youtu.be/bUvZBO1EuII

**Please note that the best way to show your appreciation and keep me designing stuff is to head over to my YouTube channel and subscribe**
https://www.youtube.com/potentprintables

It does require some additional items beyond 3D printed parts to function (potentiometer, Arduino Uno, etc.).

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    Ali • 01/27/2019 at 13:25 • 0 comments

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Dan Maloney wrote 01/28/2019 at 17:24 • point

Hey Ali, that's just riveting gameplay! I can remember when our friends got one of these consoles. It seemed so advanced at the time.

FYI, the YouTube link in the description is busted - extra characters after the slug.

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Ali wrote 01/28/2019 at 17:28 • point

Heh, the gameplay was almost too much for me!  It's amazing to see how far things have come, since then.

Thanks for the heads up on the link- should be fixed now.

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