Action Max
Developer: Worlds of Wonder
Year Released: 1987
Generation: 3rd
Action Max was a home video game console using Video Home System (VHS) tapes for games. The system required owners to also have a video cassette recorder (VCR) as the console did not have a way to play tapes itself. Action Max was connected to the television through the VCR. All VHS Action Max games were shooters that took advantage of the consoles light gun. The VHS tapes were live action movies with characters that spoke to the camera in order to give off the effect that the gamer was in the game. The evolution of other consoles soon rendered the Action Max obsolete. However it was new and interesting concept for it’s time.