Adventure vision

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Adventure vision
Entex-AdventureVision det.jpg
Manufacturer Entex Industries
Type Handheld console
generation 2nd generation of consoles
publication
United StatesUnited States 1982
Main processor Intel 8048 733 kHz
Storage media Game module
Controller Joystick , 2 × 4 buttons
Online service none
Units sold 50,757
predecessor Select-A-Game

Adventure Vision is a portable game console ( handheld console ) of the second generation of consoles with a built-in monitor , which was developed by Entex Industries in 1982 . A total of 50,757 units of the system were sold.

hardware

Technical specifications

  • Processor Intel 8048 clocked at 733 kHz
  • Sound chip COP411L
  • 1 kB RAM
  • 4-way joystick and 4 buttons each, left and right of the joystick for left and right-handers

screen

The screen consists of a red plastic disc, which hides the view into the interior of the device and only allows the representation of the playing field through. In the device itself, light points are projected onto a rotating mirror using a strip of 40 red LEDs . The sluggishness of the eye creates the impression of seeing a complete playing field. It thus has a perceived resolution of 150 × 40 pixels.

Games

Only four games were brought out on plug-in modules that could be placed in recesses on the top of the device.

On March 31, 2013, the world's first homebrew / demo ROM for this system from MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games & Art - was shown at the revision demo party. MEGA has also published the source code for this demo as well as all development tools.

Comparable systems

  • Virtual Boy , Nintendo (virtual reality glasses with LED technology)
  • Vectrex (console with built-in monitor)

emulation

The system is supported by the M.ESS emulator and the AdViEmulator from the Museum of Electronic Games and Art, which specializes in adventure vision.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Forster, Winnie .: The encyclopedia of game.machines: consoles, handhelds & home computers 1972-2005 . [Rev. and expanded ed.]. Winnie Forster / Gameplan, Utting, Germany 2005, ISBN 3-00-015359-4 .
  2. Revision 2013 demoparty entry on pouet.net
  3. Open Source Adventure Vision development environment
  4. Specialized multiplatform Adventure Vision Emulator including source code