Interton_Video_2000

Interton Video 2000

Interton Video 2000

First-generation home video game console

The Interton Video 2000 is a dedicated first-generation home video game console released in 1975 by Interton in Germany licensed by Philips (Magnavox), Germany.[1][2][3] The console turns itself on automatically when a cartridge is inserted.[1] This videoconsole uses cartridges to develop videogames.

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The Interton Video 2000 contains 14 chips, making it relatively advanced for its time. It was followed by the Interton Video 2400 in 1976 and the Interton Video 2501 in 1977.

Games

Cartridge number 2: Badminton

On the box art for the console, ten games are shown, but only five game cartridges were found:[1]

  1. Sparring
  2. Badminton
  3. Attacke
  4. Tennis
  5. Super Tennis

The super tennis game has the first point marker on a video console as squares.

References

  1. [1]
    "body_sammlung". vc4000.de. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. [2]
    "Pong-Story : Interton Video 2000". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  3. [3]
    "Vom Hörgerät zum Computerspiel | HNF Blog". blog.hnf.de. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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