Interton Video 2000
 An Interton Video 2000 and its two accompanying paddle–based game controllers | |
| Manufacturer | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dedicated home video game console |
| Generation | First generation |
| Release date | 1975 |
| Successor | Interton Video 2400 |
The Interton Video 2000 is a relatively rare[1] dedicated first-generation home video game console that was released in 1975 by in Germany.[2][3][4] The console turns itself on automatically when a cartridge is inserted.[2] This console was also one of the first cartridge-based consoles ever released in Europe.
The Interton Video 2000 was a very powerful console for its time as it contained 14 CMOS chips. The successor of the Interton Video 2000 is the Interton Video 2400.
Games[]
Only five games were released for the system in form of cartridges:[2]
- Sparring
- Badminton
- Attacke
- Tennis (Pong clone)
- Super Tennis
On these cartridges isn't a program, there are just a few wires that connect electrically a few parts of the intern console hardware so that a game appears on the screen, so they're technically speaking not ROM cartridges.
Clones[]
A clone of the Interton Video 2000 called Tele-Tenis was made only in Spain.[3]
Trivia[]
On the box art of the system, two games were shown which were never released: Car Race, and Naval Battle.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Pong-Story - David Winter's Pong Rarity List and Price Guide". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ a b c d "body_sammlung". vc4000.de. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ a b "Pong-Story : Interton Video 2000". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "Vom Hörgerät zum Computerspiel | HNF Blog". blog.hnf.de. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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