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.[1][2] Distribution was handled exclusively by RadioShack.
 Controller of the TV Scoreboard | |
| Also known as | RadioShack TV Scoreboard |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tandy |
| Manufacturer | RadioShack |
| Type | Dedicated home video game console |
| Generation | First generation |
| Release date | 1976 |
| CPU | General Instruments AY-3-8500 |
| Power | AC adapter or 6 x 1.5v AA battery |
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.[2]
The console belongs to the first generation of video game console and is based on one single chip, the General Instrument AY-3-8500.[citation needed]
Versions
editThe system was also released in Germany under the name Universum Multispiel[3] in 1977. Another very similar console is the 677 released in 1978 by Hanimex.[4]
Games
editThe following ten games are playable with the system:[2]
- Tennis
- Football
- Squash
- Practice (Pelota)
- Target
- Motorcycle
- Enduro
- Motocross
- Stunt Cycle
- Drag Race
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Radio Shack TV Scoreboard (handheld), OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum
- ^ a b c "Tandy TV Scoreboard - Computer - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "pongmuseum.com - and the ball was square... Universum Multispiel". www.pongmuseum.de. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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