Interton Video 2000

The Interton Video 2000 is a relatively rare[1] dedicated first-generation home video game console that was released in 1975 by Interton in Germany.[2][3][4] The console turns itself on automatically when a cartridge is inserted.[2] This console was also one of the first cartridge-based consoles ever released in Europe.[5]

Interton Video 2000
An Interton Video 2000 and its two accompanying paddle–based game controllers
ManufacturerInterton
TypeDedicated home video game console
GenerationFirst generation
Release date1975
SuccessorInterton Video 2400

The Interton Video 2000 was a very powerful console for its time as it contained 14 CMOS chips.[5] The successor of the Interton Video 2000 is the Interton Video 2400.

Games
Cartridge Nr. 2 (Badminton) for the Interton Video 2000

Only five games were released for the system in form of cartridges:[2]

  1. Sparring
  2. Badminton
  3. Attacke
  4. Tennis (Pong clone)
  5. Super Tennis

On these cartridges isn't a program, there are just a few wires that connect electrically a few parts of the intern console hardware so that a game appears on the screen, so they're technically speaking not ROM cartridges.

Clones

A clone of the Interton Video 2000 called Tele-Tenis was made only in Spain.[3]

Trivia

On the box art of the system, two games were shown which were never released: Car Race, and Naval Battle.[2][5]

References
  1. "Pong-Story - David Winter's Pong Rarity List and Price Guide". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. "body_sammlung". vc4000.de. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  3. "Pong-Story : Interton Video 2000". www.pong-story.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. "Vom Hörgerät zum Computerspiel | HNF Blog". blog.hnf.de. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  5. "Interton Video 2000 | Retroconsoles | FANDOM".
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