Interton Video Computer 4000
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| Manufacturer | Interton |
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| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Second generation |
| Release date | 1978 |
| Introductory price | €153 |
| Discontinued | 1983 |
| CPU | Signetics 2650A, Signetics 2636 video controller |
| Removable storage | Cartridges |
| Input | 2 controllers with 12 buttons, 2 fire buttons and an analog joystick |
| Related | 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System |
The VC 4000 is an early 8-bit cartridge-based home video game console released in Germany in 1978 by Interton. The console is quite obscure outside Germany, but many software-compatible systems can be found in many European countries (see 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System).
It's unknown if Interton designed and produced the VC 4000 within their own rights, or if they were sold the rights to design and produce it. This is because many other foreign brands have produced "Clones" of this system in the preceding years.
The VC-4000's power comes from a Signetics 2650 CPU (which is the same as an Arcadia 2001) and a Signetics 2636 gaming controller. Both controllers contain a 12-button keypad, two fire buttons, and a joystick. Inside the systems control panel, there are four different buttons. The ON/OFF switch, RESET, SELECT, and START.[1]
Released versions
The console was produced by different companies and sold with different names. Not every console is compatible with others due to differences in the shapes and dimensions of the cartridge slots, but all of the consoles are software compatible.[2] In the article about the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System there is a table with all the software-compatible consoles grouped by compatibility family (due to the slots).
Technical specifications
- CPU: Signetics 2650A at 0.887 MHz
- Video controller: Signetics 2636
- Data memory: 37 bytes
List of games
The games for the VC 4000 were released on ROM cartridges known as cassettes.[3]
- Cassette 1 - Car Races
- Cassette 2 - Blackjack
- Cassette 3 - Paddle Games
- Cassette 4 - Tank Battle
- Cassette 5 - Mathematics I
- Cassette 6 - Mathematics II
- Cassette 7 - Air/Sea Battle
- Cassette 8 - Memory/Flag Capture
- Cassette 9 - Intelligence I
- Cassette 10 - Winter Sports
- Cassette 11 - Hippodrome
- Cassette 12 - Hunting
- Cassette 13 - Chess
- Cassette 14 - Motocross
- Cassette 15 - Intelligence II
- Cassette 16 - Intelligence III
- Cassette 17 - Circus
- Cassette 18 - Boxing Match
- Cassette 19 - Outer Space Combat
- Cassette 20 - Melody/Simon
- Cassette 21 - Intelligence IV/Reversi
- Cassette 22 - Chess II
- Cassette 23 - Pinball
- Cassette 24 - Soccer
- Cassette 25 - Bowling/Ninepins
- Cassette 26 - Draughts
- Cassette 27 - Golf
- Cassette 28 - Cockpit
- Cassette 29 - Metropolis/Hangman
- Cassette 30 - Solitaire
- Cassette 31 - Casino
- Cassette 32 - Invaders
- Cassette 33 - Super Invaders
- Cassette 34 - Space Laser (Unreleased)
- Cassette 35 - Rodeo (Unreleased)
- Cassette 36 - Backgammon
- Cassette 37 - Monster Man
- Cassette 38 - Hyperspace
- Cassette 39 - Basketball (Unreleased)
- Cassette 40 - Super-Space
See also
- 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, contains the software compatibility table of consoles
References
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Interton VC-4000 Console Information". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Interton VC4000". Retrieved 26 January 2016.