Tele-Fever
Developer | Tchibo |
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Manufacturer | Tchibo |
Product family | Arcadia 2001 |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Second generation |
Release date | Germany: 1986 |
Retail availability | 1986-? |
Introductory price | 99 Deutsche Mark (DM) |
Media | ROM cartridges |
Graphics | 9 colors |
Sound | 1 channel |
Controller input | 1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, 1 is built in the console |
Power | 15 V DC, 600 mA |
Successor | Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole |
The Tele-Fever (stylized as tele-fever) is a second-generation home video game console which was released and marketed by German coffee roaster chain Tchibo in 1986 only in Germany for a list price of 99 Deutsche Mark (DM).[1][2][3][4] It is one of the last variants of the Arcadia 2001 home video game console by Emerson Radio and therefore compatible with all software from it.[1]
The Tele-Fever was only manufactured in very small quantities and is rarely offered today.[2][3] Only a few games were released for the system.[2] After a short time, the production was discontinued.[3]
Technical specifications[]
- Platform family: 8 bit[2]
- CPU: Signetics 2650 clocked at 3,58 Mhz[2]
- RAM: 1 kB[2]
- ROM: None[2]
- Colors: 9 different colors; 4 for characters, 4 for sprites, and 1 for the background[2]
- Sound: 1 channel[2]
- Input devices: 1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, one is built in the console/12 buttons each[2]
- Power: 15 V DC, 600 mA[3]
Reception[]
The Tele-Fever was a weak console compared to other available consoles around its release time,[5] but very cheap which made it attractive.[2]
Some people think the design of the Tele-Fever is quite appealing.[3]
The Tele-Fever is seen as an example for a console that contributed to the 1983 video game crash.[6]
Legacy[]
In 2019, Tchibo released another console, the Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole, which is a 8-bit dedicated handheld game console that contains 153 pre-installed retro games and costs €14.99.[7][8][9] It is basically a clone of Thumbs Up's Retro Arcade Games,[10] Monsterzeug's Retro Arcade,[11] Radbag's Retro Mini-Spielekonsole,[12] ORB's spielesammlung Retro Pocket junior,[13] and Karsten International's Arcade Game Portable Console,[14] which was also released under the name Retro Pocket Spiele/Retro Pocket Games in Germany in a cooperation with Woolworth.[15]
Literature[]
- Spielkonsolen und Heimcomputer, Forster, Winnie, 2015
External links[]
- Official website of the Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole
References[]
- ^ a b "Tchibo Tele Fever [BINARIUM]". binarium.de. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tele Fever von Tchibo – Oder wie ein neuer Haarschnitt das Videospielfieber auslöste". Videospielgeschichten (in German). 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Tchibo Tele-Fever". www.heimcomputer.de. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Videospielkonsolen - DER SPIEGEL". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/1252_Details.htm?d=39
- ^ Feldvoß, René (2014). Der Video Game Crash Aufstieg und Fall einer Branche. Bachelor + Master Publ. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-95684-481-2. OCLC 935572301.
- ^ Puschak, Kevin (2019-02-17). "Tchibo Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole • Masse statt Klasse". QUICK-SAVE.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ nettie67 (2018-12-20). "Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole von Tchibo". Netties Schnueffelecke (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Tchibo Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole". www.richis-lab.de. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "ORB - Retro Arcade Games - inkl. 153x 8-Bit Spielen". Thumbs Up GmbH (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Retro Mini Spielekonsole mit LCD Display". monsterzeug.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Retro Mini-Spielekonsole". www.radbag.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "spielesammlung Retro Pocket junior 9 cm gold/rot". real.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Silvergear 153-in-1 hand-held Retro Pocket Games | Karsten International BV". shop.karsten.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Karsten International". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- Computer-related introductions in 1986
- Home video game consoles
- Second-generation video game consoles
- Products introduced in 1986
- 1986 in video gaming
- Europe-exclusive video games
- Video games developed in Germany