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List Of First Generation Home Video Game Consoles
The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey,. The last new console release of the generation was most likely the Compu-Vision 440 by radio manufacturer Bentley in 1983, though other systems were also released in that year. Repetition and similarities Naming Manufacturers placed emphasis on what the console was and what it could do to differentiate the console. The most common elements were usually: * TV – Indicating the device utilized television to display its output. * Color – Indicating the machine was capable of outputting color. * Game – Indicating a game that could be played. * Sport(s) – Indicating a sports genre game could be played. * A number – Usually indicating the quantity of games available on the system. Identical consoles Many consoles were copies of others, had very similar form factors with different inputs, or were distributed under different names in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Generation Of Video Game Consoles
In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1972 to 1983. Notable consoles of the first generation include the Odyssey series (excluding the Magnavox Odyssey 2), the Atari Home Pong, the Coleco Telstar series and the Color TV-Game series. The generation ended with the Computer TV-Game in 1980, but many manufacturers had left the market prior due to the market decline in 1977 and the start of the second generation of video game consoles. Most of the games developed during this generation were hard-wired into the consoles and unlike later generations, most were not contained on removable media that the user could switch between. Consoles often came with accessories and cartridges that could alter the way the game played to enhance the gameplay experience as graphical capabilities consisted of simple geometry such as dots, lines or blocks that would occupy only a single scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VC 4000
The Interton Video Computer 4000 (officially abbreviated as Interton VC 4000) is an early 8-bit ROM cartridge-based second-generation home video game console that was released in Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands and Australia in 1978 by German hearing aid manufacturer Interton. The console is quite obscure outside Germany, but many software-compatible systems can be found in numerous European countries (see versions of the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System). The console is the successor of the Interton Video 3001 and was sold for 298 Deutsche Mark and discontinued in 1983. It's unknown if Interton designed and produced the Interton VC 4000 within their own rights, or if they were sold the rights to design and produce it. This is because many other foreign brands have produced "clones" of this system in the preceding years. The Interton VC 4000's power comes from a Signetics 2650 CPU (which is the same as an Arcadia 2001) and a Signetics 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APF TV Fun Model 401
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United States
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APF Electronics Inc
APF Electronics, Inc. was a publicly traded company in the United States dedicated to consumer electronics. The company's name comes from the initials of the two brothers who founded the company, Al & Phil Friedman. History The company was founded to import stereos from Japan to the U.S., specifically quadraphonic sets and 8-track player. They moved into calculators. APF had locations in Queens, NY where they were headquartered, and in Hong Kong, where they owned a factory. In all, APF employed 300 people. Products APF marketed calculators in the early 1970s. Models such as the Mark III and Mark V had LED displays and used C batteries. APF TV Fun was a series of classic first generation video game consoles. It is one of the first system based on the common AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments. There are TV Fun Model 401A and TV Fun Sportsarama. The series was first available in 1976. APF-MP1000, also called M-1000, was a second generation video game console released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
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Table Row Counter
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Memorex Video Information System
The Tandy Memorex Video Information System (VIS) is an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM player produced by the Tandy Corporation starting in 1992. It is similar in function to the Philips CD-i and Commodore CDTV systems (particularly the CDTV, since both the VIS and CDTV were adaptations of existing computer platforms and operating systems to the set-top-box design). The VIS systems were sold only at Radio Shack, under the Memorex brand, both of which Tandy owned at the time. Modular Windows Modular Windows is a special version of Microsoft Windows 3.1, designed to run on the Tandy Video Information System. Microsoft intended Modular Windows to be an embedded operating system for various devices, especially those designed to be connected to televisions. However, the VIS is the only known product that actually used this Windows version. It has been claimed that Microsoft created a new, incompatible version of Modular Windows ("1.1") shortly after the VIS shipped. No products are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Scoreboard
The TV Scoreboard (sometimes called RadioShack TV Scoreboard) is a Pong-like dedicated home video game console manufactured in Hong Kong from 1976 through the early '80s and made by Tandy. Distribution was handled exclusively by RadioShack. The TV Scoreboard consisted of a left and right player, with dials or paddles on the hand held piece, and had multiple ''Pong'' era games. A variant also included a revolver-type light gun, which was used for a clay pigeon shooting game. Using additional cosmetic attachments to the light gun, the user could change its appearance to be that of a rifle. The games included but were not restricted to tennis, squash, hockey and practice. Games and game modes, including difficulty settings and serving settings, could be adjusted with switches. It ran on either an AC adapter, or six 1.5 V AA batteries. The console belongs to the first generation of video game console and is based on one single chip, the General Instrument AY-3-8500. Versions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philips Videopac G7000
The Magnavox Odyssey 2 (stylized as Magnavox Odyssey²), also known as Philips Odyssey 2, is a second generation home video game console that was released in 1978. It was sold in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil and Peru as the Philips Odyssey and in Japan as Odyssey2 (オデッセイ2 ''odessei2''). The Odyssey 2 was one of the four major home consoles prior to the 1983 video game market crash, along with Atari 2600, Intellivision and ColecoVision. In the early 1970s, Magnavox pioneered the home video game industry by successfully bringing the first home console to market, the Odyssey, which was quickly followed by a number of later models, each with a few technological improvements (''see Magnavox Odyssey series''). In 1978, Magnavox, now a subsidiary of North American Philips, decided to release an all-new successor, Odyssey 2. In 2009, the video game website IGN named the Odyssey 2 the 21st greatest video game console, out of its list of 25. Design T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philips Tele-Game ES 2201
The Philips Tele-Game series was a series of six dedicated first-generation home video game consoles manufactured, released and marketed between 1975 to 1978 by Dutch company Philips. All Philips Tele-Game consoles have the contraction "ES" which stands for "elektronisches Spiel" (German for "electronic game"). The systems are named differently depending on the country (''Tele-Spiel'' in Germany, ''Tele-Game'' in Great Britain, ''Tele-Peli'' in Finland, and ''Tele-Spel'' in the Netherlands). In all countries, the name means ''tele game''. The Philips Tele-Game consoles were some of the first European video game consoles ever to be released. Models ES 2201 The Philips Tele-Game ES 2201 was the first console of the Philips Tele-Game series and was sold from late 1975 to 1976 for 150 Deutsche Mark (DM) (converted 61 Euro) or 400 Franc. The score is not displayed on screen, hence there are two sliders for the score on the case ranging from 0 to 15. It can only output black and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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