The Ameprod Television Game 10 (officially abbreviated as Ameprod TVG-10
) is a
dedicated first-generation home video game console that was produced in Poland by
Elwro from 1978 to 1981. In 1981, the production was transferred to
PPZ Ameprod.
In 1980, the system was released by PPZ Ameprod. In the first three years, about 10,000 consoles were sold. In 1984, the production ended and about 100,000 Ameprod TVG-10 consoles were sold.
The TVG-10 featured six integrated games, of which without the separately available
lightgun
A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games, typically shaped to resemble a pistol.
Early history
The first light guns were produced in the 1930s, following the development of light-sensing ...
called ''Videotraf'' only four games were playable.
History
After the emergence of the
AY-3-8500 chipset in the
Nichtsozialistisches Wirtschaftsgebiet (NSW) in 1976, there were also considerations in Poland to produce such a
consumer good
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.
First attempts made the company
Unimor in the 1970s. Two prototypes were produced, the Unimor GTV-881 tele-set and the GEM-1 from
Elzab.
Of these, only one was ready for the market and was produced in very small numbers (less than 1,000). Some electronic journals also published blueprints for the reader to build his own Pong console. These were all based on
logic modules
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. Later, in Poland, the AY-3-8500 from
General Instrument was finally legally acquired by the Federal Republic of Germany to build the TVG-10.
Elwro began production of the TVG-10 in 1979,
the console was available in 1980 in the radio and television departments in Poland.
In the console, thanks to the AY-3-8500 chip, six fixed built-in games (Pong, Soccer, Squash, Practice and 2 shooting games) are preinstalled.
The device was very expensive for the private customer and only about 10,000 units were sold in the first 3 years.
In 1981, PPZ Ameprod took over the production. With this legal form, it was possible to obtain larger quantities of chips at better conditions, which allowed the increase in production numbers.
The production of the system ended in 1984. In total, approximately 100,000 units of the TVG-10 were manufactured and sold.
Hardware
*
Chipset:
AY-3-8500 chipset
* Weight: ca.
* Dimensions ca. (height x width x depth)
* Voltage: 220 V
* Picture:
monochrome
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, 50 Hz
* Input: 4 W
External links
Instruction manual for the console(in Polish)
Instruction manual for the Videotraf(in Polish)
References
{{Dedicated consoles
1980 in video gaming
First-generation video game consoles
Dedicated consoles
Video games developed in Poland