Philips telephoto game

Philips telephoto game
Manufacturer	Philips
Type	Series of stationary game consoles
	Late 1975–1978
Main processor	none (ICs + analog circuits)
Storage media	Circuit diagrams or built-in games
Controller	Paddles
predecessor	Philips Odyssey series
successor	Philips Videopac Computer G7000

Philips Tele-Spiel is the name of a series of stationary game consoles of the first generation , which were manufactured by the Dutch company Philips and published between 1975 and 1978. All consoles in the Philips Tele game series have the abbreviation ES in their name, which stands for electronic games . A total of six consoles in this series appeared, which were named differently depending on the country ( Tele-Spiel in Germany , Tele-Game in Great Britain , Tele-Peli in Finland and Tele-Spel in the Netherlands ). The model numbers, such as B. ES 2201 , meanwhile, were identical in all countries. The Philips telephoto game consoles were some of the very first consoles on the European market.

ES 2201 (1975)

Philips Tele-Spiel ES 2201 with inserted Tele-Spielkassette and the two paddles belonging to it

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2201 was the first console in the Philips Tele-Game series. The console output a black-and-white image signal and had four commercially available games and one included with the console in the form of plug-in cassettes (printed in German with "Tele-Spielkassette"); The games were named badminton (a recreation of Pong ), training wall , clay pigeon shooting , Autoslalom and Phantom hunting . Each of these games (except badminton , which was already included) cost 45 francs . No program was stored on any of these modules; the module only contained the circuitry for the internal console hardware, which ensured that a game was displayed on the connected screen. The scores of the players (0-15) are not displayed digitally, which is why the device had analog sliders. In addition, the console was equipped with two wheels, one used to regulate the frequency of the video signal and the other to set the level of difficulty. The system contained a built-in power supply with an electrical voltage of 9 volts in order to be supplied with electricity .

The console appeared two years after the European release of the Magnavox Odyssey . In addition, with a recommended retail price of the equivalent of 60 euros, it was one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest console on the market to date with the Television Tennis . Although the system was only published in 1975, Philips advertised the device in catalogs as early as 1974.

ES 2203 Las Vegas (1977)

Philips Tele-Game ES 2203 with the two associated paddles and the packaging

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2203 Las Vegas is the second console in the Philips Tele-Game series. The console had six built-in games instead of four commercially available games through the built-in AY-3-8500 pong video game circuit ; Pong , soccer , squash , practice and two shooting games that can be played with a separately available light gun . The device is otherwise identical to the previous console ES 2201. The console was not a success due to its high price, which is why it was reissued in 1977 with the Philips Tele-Game ES 2207 Travemünde in a cheaper version.

ES 2204 Las Vegas (1977)

Philips Tele-Game ES 2204 in the accompanying packaging

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2204 Las Vegas is the third console in the Philips Tele-Game series. For the first time, the device gave a color image signal, which is achieved by the built-in AY-3-8515 circuit. Otherwise the system is identical to the ES 2203 model.

ES 2207 Travemünde (1977)

Philips Tele-Game ES 2207 Travemünde in the accompanying packaging

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2207 Travemünde is a cheaper new edition of the ES 2203.

ES 2208 Las Vegas (1978)

Philips Tele-Game ES 2208 Las Vegas Supercolor in the accompanying packaging

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2208 Las Vegas is the fifth console in the Philips Tele-Game series. For the first time, the system's joysticks offer 2-dimensional instead of just 1-dimensional movements. The system is otherwise identical to the ES 2204 model.

IT 2218 Las Vegas (1978)

Philips Tele-Game ES 2218 in the accompanying packaging

Gridball in color, like on a Philips Tele-Spiel ES 2218 Las Vegas, here on a Prinztronic Tournament Color Programmable 2000 , in which the same chip was used.

The Philips Tele-Game ES 2218 Las Vegas is the sixth and final console in the Philips Tele-Game series. For the first time, it offered eight instead of six integrated games. The device is otherwise identical to the model ES 2208 Las Vegas, only with an integrated AY-3-8600 chip. This console was also available as a kit with the designation EB 7601 .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pong story: Philips telephoto game. Retrieved January 20, 2019 .
↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Games, toys: Philips / Schuco experimentation system. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
↑ Philips Tele-Spiel Travemünde ES 2207 (BINARIUM). Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ Philips Travemünde ES2207. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .

[:0-1] Pong story: Philips telephoto game. Retrieved January 20, 2019 .

[2] OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .

[:1-3] Games, toys: Philips / Schuco experimentation system. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .

[4] Philips Tele-Spiel Travemünde ES 2207 (BINARIUM). Retrieved January 7, 2019 .

[5] Philips Travemünde ES2207. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .