Hanimex HMG 2650

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Hanimex HMG 2650
Hanimex logo.png
Manufacturer Hanimex
Type stationary game console
Main processor Signetics 2650A
Graphics processor Signetics 2637
Storage media Modules
Controller 2 wired controllers , removable

Hanimex HMG 2650 is a stationary game console that was originally marketed by Emerson as Arcadia 2001 from the end of 1982 and later by various companies worldwide. It belongs to the so-called second generation of consoles , but came onto the market too late for this generation and was therefore not very successful commercially.

The cost-effective production was made possible by the unusual Signetics 2650A CPU developed in the 1970s . This chip was z. B. was also used in five pinball machines from the Italian manufacturer "Zaccaria" and for the Interton VC 4000 from German production, which was sold from 1978 . The Hanimex device was more powerful than the Interton console and the Atari 2600 from 1977, but could not keep up with the Intellivision from 1979 and the Coleco Vision from 1982 in terms of image display and sound reproduction.

The controllers are permanently connected to the console. The control elements of a controller consist of a disc-shaped directional key, fire buttons on the side and a membrane keyboard with 12 fields, which offers the possibility of inserting an overlay suitable for the respective game. The controller is thus similar to that of the Intellivision . A small rod can be screwed into the disc for direction control and converted into a mini joystick.

Game modules

A total of around 30 modules appeared.

The Galaxian - Clone Space Attack has been programmed in Hong Kong by Andrew Choi, the console Interton had written earlier games for the German.

Some of the games were unlicensed variants of successful arcade games: Cat Trax was based on the game principle of Pac-Man : The player controls a cat that is chased by dogs. Alien Invaders was similar to Space Invaders , Space Vultures was based on Phoenix . Ball games is a collection of different variations of pong .

Eight arcade implementations were released under license, including: Red Clash and Pleaides from Tehkan (later Tecmo ), Happy Bug (aka Jump Bug ) from Sega, and Turpin and Jungler from Konami .

Japanese developments made it possible for Hanimex - in contrast to Coleco Vision and Intellivision - to create games for popular Japanese media franchises: These included the mangas Doraemon and Dr. Slump or the animes Gundam and Macross .

variants

The Hanimax HMG 2650 was included in the range by various providers and offered in all three major video game markets of the time. Among the more than 20 versions were:

Sales region Companies designation Sales start variant
United States Emerson Radio Corp. Arcadia 2001 Late 1982
Japan Bandai Arcadia March 1983
Europe Hanimex Home arcade unknown
Europe Schmid Electronics, Dillingen TVG 2000 1982
Germany Schmid Electronics, Dillingen Cosmos television play unknown elegant
Germany Tchibo tele-fever 1986 elegant
Italy Gig Leonardo unknown

Technical specifications

Hanimex HMG-2650
  • Year of publication: 1982
  • CPU
    • Type: Signetics 2650
    • Clock frequency: 3.58 MHz
  • Storage
    • RAM: 1 KB
    • Video RAM: nb
      • expandable: no
    • Module size: up to 8 KB
      • other media: no
  • graphic
    • Chip: Signetics 2637 N
    • Resolution: 262 × 192
    • Colors: 9
      • Pallet: 9
    • Sprites: 4
      • Resolution: 8 × 8
  • Sound
    • Chip: Signetics 2637 N
    • channels
      • PSG: 1
      • Intoxication: -
      • FM: -
      • Digital / PCM: -
    • Channel modulation
      • Pitch: nb
      • Volume: nb
    • expandable: no

literature

  • Hanimex HMG 2650. In: Winnie Forster: Game consoles and home computers. 1972-2005. Second, greatly expanded edition, 2005. pp. 56–57. ISBN 3-00-015290-3 .
  • Hanimex HMG 2650 In: Winnie Forster: Game consoles and home computers. 1972-2009 4th expanded edition, 2009. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-3-00-024658-6 .
  • Emerson Arcadia 2001 In: Kevin Baker: The Ultimate Guide to Classic Game Consoles EBook, 2013. p. 36

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hanimex HMG 2650. In: Winnie Forster: Game consoles and home computers. 4th expanded edition 2009. pp. 56–57.

Web links

Commons : Arcadia 2001  - collection of images, videos and audio files