Wonder Wizard

{{short description|Home video game console by General Home Products}}

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| caption = A Wonder Wizard in a showcase

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| manufacturer = Magnavox, General Home Products

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| type = Dedicated home video game console

| generation = First generation

| release date = USA: June 1976

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| power = 9 V AC adapter (100 ma) or 6 x C batteries

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| cpu = AY-3-8500

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| graphics = Black & white

| sound = Via internal speaker

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| controllers = 2 attached paddle-based game controllers

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| dimensions = 14.5" x 9" x 4"

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The Wonder Wizard (model number: 7702) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console which was manufactured by Magnavox{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Wonder Wizard|url=https://www.retrogamingconsoles.com/consoles/wonder-wizard/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-03|website=retrogamingconsoles|language=en-GB}} and released by General Home Products (GHP for short) in June 1976{{Cite web|title=TheGameConsole.com: Magnavox Video Game Consoles|url=http://www.thegameconsole.com/magnavox.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=www.thegameconsole.com}} only in the United States.{{Cite web|title=Pong-Story : Wonder Wizard models|url=http://www.pong-story.com/wwizard.htm|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.pong-story.com}}{{Cite web|title=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum|url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1105|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.old-computers.com}}

The console features two paddle-based game controllers attached to the system and contains the same circuit board as the Magnavox Odyssey 300{{Cite web|title=Zwolle Computermuseum PONGs/DSC03312|url=https://computarium.lcd.lu/photos/albums/BONAMI_PONGs/album/slides/DSC03312.html|access-date=2020-08-07|website=computarium.lcd.lu}} and the same bottom part housing as the Magnavox Odyssey. The paddles are larger than those of the Odyssey 300.{{Cite web|date=2011-04-13|title=Evolution of Home Video Game Consoles: 1967 - 2011|url=https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Hongkiat|language=en-US}}

The console had a dealer cost of $39 but initial retail price was set at $60 (compared to the MSRP of the Odyssey 300 at $70).{{cite news |title=More Magnavox Games |url=https://archive.org/details/television-digest-with-consumer-electronics/1976%20Television%20Digest%20with%20Consumer%20Electronics/page/n81/mode/2up?q=wonder+wizard |access-date=19 August 2023 |issue=36 |publisher=Television Digest Inc |date=1976-09-06| volume=16 }}