TV scoreboard
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| Manufacturer | Tandy | |
| Type | stationary game console | |
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| Storage media | none (fixed games) | |
| Online service | none | |
| Units sold | unknown | |
| predecessor | unknown | |
The TV Scoreboard (also called RadioShack TV Scoreboard ) is a Pong- like stationary game console of the first console generation , which was manufactured by Tandy from 1976 to the early 1980s. The distribution was handled exclusively by RadioShack . The consoles were made in Hong Kong . The TV scoreboard consisted of a game controller with rotary controls or paddles . Attached was a second handpiece with its own paddle that could be detached and was connected with a cable. The system featured several pong-era games. One variant also included a revolver- like light gun that was used for a clay pigeon shooting game. The use of additional cosmetic accessories on the lightgun allowed the user to change the appearance of the revolver to that of a rifle . Thanks to the AY-3-8500 -Pong video game circuit, the games tennis , squash , hockey and training , among others, could be played. Games and game modes, including difficulty level and serving settings, can be customized with switches. It was operated with either a power supply unit or six 1.5 V AA batteries .
Games
The following ten games could be played with the system:
- tennis
- football
- squash
- Practice (pelota)
- Target
- Motorcycle
- Enduro
- Motocross
- Stunt cycle
- Drag race
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Tandy TV Scoreboard - Computer - Computing History. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .