Halcyon (console)

The Halcyon is an unreleased home video game console produced by RDI Video Systems. The system was planned to be released in January 1985, with initial retail price for the system being US$2,500. Fewer than a dozen units are known to exist and it never reached retailers because of a lack of affordable disc players. The design featured a LaserDisc player and attached computer, each the size of an early-model VCR. Of the six games planned, only two games were released: Thayer's Quest and NFL Football LA Raiders vs SD Chargers. RDI Video Systems claimed that the system would be entirely voice-activated, and would have an artificial intelligence akin to HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Halcyon
ManufacturerRDI Video Systems
TypeHome video game console
GenerationThird Generation
Release dateNot Released
Introductory priceUS$1800–2500
MediaLaserDisc
CPUZilog Z80
SoundVotrax speech synthesizer
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