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The '''''Gameroom Tele-Pong''''' (sometimes also called '''''Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong''''' or '''''ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong''''') is a [[Dedicated console|dedicated]] [[First generation of video game consoles|first-generation]] [[home video game console]] developed, published and marketed by [[Entex Industries]] starting in [[1976 in video gaming|1976]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041&st=3 ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong], OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voxodyssey.com/gameroom-tele-pong/|title=Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong is a video game console|last=Vox|website=Vox Odyssey|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> The Gameroom Tele-Pong displays the [[Video game|games]] in black and white. The score is built in the console. It has no sound.<ref name=":0" /> The Gameroom Tele-Pong is similar to the first Japanese video game console, Epoch's ''[[TV Tennis Electrotennis]]'', released a year prior. |
The '''''Gameroom Tele-Pong''''' (sometimes also called '''''Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong''''' or '''''ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong''''') is a [[Dedicated console|dedicated]] [[First generation of video game consoles|first-generation]] [[home video game console]] developed, published and marketed by [[Entex Industries]] starting in [[1976 in video gaming|1976]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041&st=3 ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong], OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voxodyssey.com/gameroom-tele-pong/|title=Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong is a video game console|last=Vox|website=Vox Odyssey|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> The Gameroom Tele-Pong displays the [[Video game|games]] in black and white. The score is built in the console. It has no sound.<ref name=":0" /> The Gameroom Tele-Pong is similar{{Vague|date=September 2024}} to the first Japanese video game console, Epoch's ''[[TV Tennis Electrotennis]]'', released a year prior.{{Why|date=September 2024}} |
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The console does not contain a central CPU but uses 8 dicscrete SN74LS00 chips. It is only battery-operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230201075922/https://www.old-computers.com/museum/forum.asp?c=1041&st=1 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
The console does not contain a central CPU but uses 8 dicscrete SN74LS00 chips. It is only battery-operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230201075922/https://www.old-computers.com/museum/forum.asp?c=1041&st=1 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:04, 16 September 2024
| Manufacturer | Entex Industries |
|---|---|
| Type | Dedicated home video game console |
| Release date | 1976[1] |
| Lifespan | 1976-? |
| Units sold | Unknown |
| Display | TV |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Unknown |
The Gameroom Tele-Pong (sometimes also called Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong or ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console developed, published and marketed by Entex Industries starting in 1976.[2][3] The Gameroom Tele-Pong displays the games in black and white. The score is built in the console. It has no sound.[2] The Gameroom Tele-Pong is similar[vague] to the first Japanese video game console, Epoch's TV Tennis Electrotennis, released a year prior.[why?]
The console does not contain a central CPU but uses 8 dicscrete SN74LS00 chips. It is only battery-operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).[4]
There was also a version released in the United Kingdom marketed by Binatone called the TV Game Unit.[5] It had a price of £23.95.[6]
References
- ^ TV games turn your set into a sports arena, By William J. Hawkins, Popular Science, Nov 1976, Page 91, Table: ...Entex / Tele-Pong / $60 / Tennis, tabble tennis, handball, practice / Digital scoring, sound, skill selector, (H-V movement on table tennis)...
- ^ a b ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong, OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum
- ^ Vox. "Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong is a video game console". Vox Odyssey. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230201075922/https://www.old-computers.com/museum/forum.asp?c=1041&st=1 [bare URL]
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01.
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". web.archive.org. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
External links
- Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong on YouTube (Feb 18, 2015. By Sly DC.)
- Gameroom Tele-Pong at www.old-computers.com
- Gameroom Tele-Pong on MobyGames