TV Scoreboard
 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 (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.
The TV Scoreboard consisted of a left and right player, with
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
The 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
The following ten games are playable with the system:[2]
- Tennis
- Football
- Squash
- Practice (Pelota)
- Target
- Motorcycle
- Enduro
- Motocross
- Stunt Cycle
- Drag Race
External links
References
- ^ 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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