SHG Black Point
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Developer | |
Manufacturer | Süddeutsche Elektro-Hausgeräte GmbH & Co. KG |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Second generation |
Release date | Germany: 1982 |
Introductory price | 168DM (c. 163€ in 2020) |
System on a chip | N/A (cartridges had a system board on them) |
CPU | N/A |
Memory | N/A |
Graphics | Colored |
Sound | Yes |
Controller input | 2 detachable controllers with analog stick and fire button each |
Connectivity | RF output |
Power | FS-1003: 15 Volt, 120 mA FS-2000: 9-11 V, 90 mA or 6 x 1.5 V batteries |
Online services | N/A |
Predecessor | |
Website | N/A |
The SHG Black Point (also known as S.H.G. Black Point,[1] commonly abbreviated as Black Point, stylized in lowercase in its logo[2]) is a second-generation[3] home video game console that was released in 1982 by (SHG for short) only in Germany for 168 Deutsche Mark (DM).[4][1]
The system comes with two detachable game controllers with one analog joystick and one fire button each.[1][5] On the console, there are 10 buttons to select the games which came on ROM cartridges.[1] There is also a difficulty switch, an on/off switch and a start button on the housing of the console.[1] There are two models of the console: The FS-1003 and the FS-2000.[1][5] Both models have the name SHG Black Point.[1]
It is the successor of the , released in 1977.[6]
Technical specifications[]
- Input devices: Two detachable analog[5] game controllers[1][5] and buttons on the console
- CPU: N/A[4]
- RAM: N/A[2]
- Power supply: 15 V, 120 mA (FS-1003)[7]/9-11 V, 90 mA or 6 x 1.5 V batteries (FS-2000)[8]
- Colors? Yes.[1][8]
- Sound? Yes.[1]
Games[]
There are 7 or 8 games officially known to be released for the system which came on ROM cartridges.[1] Like the Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game and many other consoles, the SHG Black Point uses PC-50X cartridges.[9] The cartridges are also compatible with the and the home video game consoles.[7] The games were sold for around 50 to 80 DEM. (About 50 to 75 € in 2020.)[2] The console itself did not contain a CPU or any RAM,[2] but the cartridges did.[5] A module with 10 different variations of Pong was included in the scope of delivery.[2][5]
List of known games[]
- Zehn elektronische Fernsehspiele in Farbe (Ten Color Electronic TV Games)
- Grand Prix
- Motorradrennen (Motorcycle Race)
- Seekrieg (Naval War)
- Panzerschlacht (Tank Battle)
- 1000-Treffer-Spiel (1000 Hit Game)
- Schützenspiel (Shooter Game)
External links[]
- SHG Black Point on www.old-computers.com
- Website with images of the SHG Black Point
- Another website with images
- Commercial flyer
- Instruction manual
- SHG Black Point on MobyGames
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e "SHG Blackpoint: Computergeschichte". homecomputermuseum.de. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ telespiele (2010-03-28). "SHG Black Point Werbeflyer". Bundesrepublik Pong (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b "SHG black point [BINARIUM]". binarium.de. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "SHG Blackpoint". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Telespiele". www.arcadeautomaten-telespiele.de. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b "SHG BlackPoint". www.stuff-u-need.de. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b "SHG Black Point". www.heimcomputer.de. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "De PC-50 Cart Family". Cyberteam inc. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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