We’ve had a very busy week when it comes to emulation over on the iOS platform, however it’s not time to show the emulator happy Android platform some new retro fun! A new app has been recently released that emulates the sometimes forgotten Magnavox Odyssey 2 platform, which a new program called VpacApp, which according to it’s creator, has been given full permission from Philips to distribute!

The “VpacApp”, which has been created by Göran Öhman, emulates the Odyssey 2, which was originally released in July of 1978. While the system did enjoy some success in the United States, it would ultimately be the Atari 2600 and Intellivision that would be remembered more so during this period. Some people claim this was because there was virtually no third party software support, and most of the games were actually programmed by the same person. The system was available until the very end of the original “great crash”, being discontinued in the US in March of 198, after selling just over a million units.

The VpacApp emulator comes to your Android device, and includes over 40 games pre-installed, which according to it’s creator, were offered thanks to permission directly from Philips. In addition to the games themselves, you also get original European boxart, as well as scans of all of the original instruction manuals.

You will need a somewhat modern Android OS to run the emulator, requiring Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.o) or later. The emulator, along with all of the games is a free download to your mobile device, not to mention completely ad-free as well. The games are provided “as is”, and Philips will not provide technical or other support or accept any liability arising from their use of any nature whatsoever. VpacApp is available now on the Google Play Store.

Source: Digital Press

VpacApp: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gooh.vpacapp