Interton Video 2000

{{short description|First-generation home video game console}}

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The Interton Video 2000 is a dedicated first-generation home video game console released in 1975 by Interton in Germany and licensed by Philips (Magnavox).{{Cite web|url=http://vc4000.de/html/body_sammlung.html|title=body_sammlung|website=vc4000.de|access-date=2019-06-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pong-story.com/v2000.htm|title=Pong-Story : Interton Video 2000|website=www.pong-story.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.hnf.de/vom-hoergeraet-zum-computerspiel/|title=Vom Hörgerät zum Computerspiel {{!}} HNF Blog|website=blog.hnf.de|access-date=2019-06-20}}{{Cite book |last=Packwood |first=Lewis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lrfSEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=curious+video+game+machines&source=gbs_navlinks_s |title=Curious Video Game Machines: A Compendium of Rare and Unusual Consoles, Computers and Coin-Ops |date= |publisher=White Owl |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-3990-7380-6 |pages=31 |language=en}} The console turns itself on automatically when a cartridge is inserted.

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

Games

File:Intertin Video 2000 Badminton Cartridge.jpg

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

  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