This is a handheld pong! Everything is contained in one handheld controller. The second controller can be mounted onto the main one, or detaches (it has a 2' cord). The system has an attached RF cable (no switchbox).
This particular model comes with a pistol for use with target games, which has its own cord and plugs into the main unit at the top.
There are two different models. One with 4 pong games, and another one with 2 additional shooting games sold with a lightgun. For this reason, there are two different types of boxes (see pictures section). There were also two different coloured models, there was the white with black print and black with write print.
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I didn''t have this model - I had one that had control levers - mounted on separate rectangular controllers - 3 or 4 games - Pong - Double-Pong? - Hockey - and Soccer? - in some ways it seems better - more advanced than this - but I know I got it for Christmas in the late 70''s (77?) and it cost under $20 - which was the family limit for Christmas gifts - I know most people would think we were poor - but I knew other people who got less or nothing, and I never felt bad about getting less than most of my neighbors. I learned to play pong with myself - left hand versus right - full English - fastest speed - in my family, this was the toughest opponent I could find.
Wednesday 3rd April 2013
T.K. Dunbar (USA)
How do you connect one of these to a new LCD TV? I have mine from when I was a kid and want my kids to see how video games started.
G''day. I have a TANDY electronics- tv scoreboard. Fully complete $ working unit, 6 games $ the gun. It''s all still in the original box. Been in the family since day dot. Back in my day!!! lol... I''m MATT, I''m in SE Qld, Australia. I can be contacted at matwhite68@gmail.com Looking to sell unit, open to offers! Think I still have a vic20 floating around somewhere too! lol...
Sunday 18th March 2012
Matty (SE Qld. Australia.)
NAME
TV Scoreboard (handheld)
MANUFACTURER
Radio Shack
ORIGIN
U.S.A.
YEAR
? 1981
BUILT IN GAMES
Football, Squash, Practice, Tennis, Target, Skeet
CONTROLLErsc
Left player: tiny paddle Right player: knob mounted onto the (small) main unit
CPU
General Instruments AY-3-8500
BUTTONS
Reset, Serve
SWITCHES
Ball speed fast/slow, Bat size small/large, Slice max/min, Power on/off, Serve manual/auto
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