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Touted by PC World as "[link|httphttps://www.pcworld.com/article/179478168348/1_rca_studio_iisoftware-games/worst-game-consoles.htmlhtml#slide11|the worst video game system of all time]," the RCA Studio II certainly didn't attract much of a fan base during its short two year tenure. | | | RCA originally passed on the first game console ever made -- the [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey|Odyssey] -- which Magnavox started selling with great success. Consequently, they rushed the Studio II to market, which ended up being obsolete (no color and no controllers in an age where competitors had both) when it was introduced in early 1977. RCA discontinued the system by 1979, and the rest is history. | | | This console is quite rare given the small production number. We managed to acquire this pristine unit at Flash Summit 2010. It was on its way to the [link|http://www.computerhistory.org/|Computer History Museum] but we kindly asked to "take some photographs" of it before its final resting place :) |
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