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I have one, purchased by the first owner in 1982 (date in the box on the warranty paper, never sent).
It was given with a cartridge labelled "Cassette 60 jeux" (60 games cartridge) but there is, of course, less than that. In fact, this cartridge hold 6 different games with 2 variations and 5 levels of difficulties.
This specific cartridge have the instructions for the console in the end of the game instructions!
About the console itself. It looks like a Pong console, but the first difference you see is that the unit it HUGE. The cartridge are roughly the same size than a Super NES cartridge, and the hardwired paddles are the same size than a Game Boy (but less thick).
The joysticks are analog and works well.
The graphics are very blocky and "colorful", but this system is based on the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System from 1976, so you must compare with 1976 standards, not 1982 standards.
One bad point on this version of the 1292 System is the sound. I don't know about the other variants, but this one output the sound only from the unit, not from the TV.
And you can't lower the volume, just switch it off. The bad point is that the sound, at least on mine, is very loud!
I'm searching for games for this console, I have only Golf and the 60 games cartridge.
The Golf cartridge is the N° 20, so you can think that at least 20 different cartridges are available on this system.
It's a nice console to collect, if you keep in mind it'sone variant of the first European console to use cartridges, and the second in the word after the FairChild Channel F.
Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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