Here at Retro Game Network, we have always tried to take the time to show our love for all consoles of the past. There still a decent number of consoles out there that we still have yet to love, but today we are going to put another one on the “now covering” list! Earlier this week, a company called “Revival Studios”, a company that loves retro video games just as much as we do, as well as programmer and graphics coder Martijn Wenting, have had a brand spanking new video game released for our fans of Philips/Magnavox. (No, not CD-i… Odyssey2!) The new game is called “Mage: The Enchanted Crystals”, and it made available in physical cartridge for the Magnavox Odyssey2. (It’s also compatible with the Philips Videopac system!) The game is an adventure game, which ironically, plays very similar to the Atari 2600 classic of the same name. But, you will see many more enemies on this title than you did on the latter. The graphics for this look incredible! Very intense for a game console that was made in the late 1970s. It looks more Atari 7800! Just incredible and pushing the system to the limit. According to Revival Studios, the game pans out as such:

“While working on a powerful spell,Wizzy’s father was being watched by others. As a precaution he captured the spell inside a crystal and divided it into 4 pieces, which he buried inside the mines, just south of your village. It is now up to you to collect these pieces and bring them together inside the enchanted chest to ensure the spell doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.”

The game has a lot of really interesting features. Like I said previously, the game is compatible with both Odyssey2 and Videopac systems. If you have a Videopac+ system, you get high resolution backgrounds. If you have The Voice add-on hardware, digitized speech! Not to mention, believe it or not, high score uploading via the internet, and an online rewards system! (Kinda fancy for such a system, now isn’t it?)



The game is available in two formats: The original, limited release of 100 physical copies, where you get the cartridge, manual, and index card. For 1 Euro ($1.23US) more, you can get a copy of the game with a plastic case that will compliment your Odyssey2 perfectly. The price of the game is 39 Euros ($48.27US). Only 100 copies are being made, so you will want to hurry up! A limited collectors edition was made available, which included a treasure chest, introduction “letter” and “photograph” from the Wizard of Odyssey, a map, a velvet bag with 4 gemstones, and other goodies, however this version has since sold out.

Revival Studios: http://www.revival-studios.com/?page=13

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