History of video games/Platforms/SHG Black Point (FS 1003/FS 2000)

History

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Munich, Germany in 1982 where SHG was based.

The SHG Black Point (type FS 1003/FS 2000) was developed by SHG, a company based in the city of Munich in West Germany.[1]

The SHG Black Point was released in West Germany in 1982 at a cost of 168 Deutschmarks.[1][2] Two compatible PC-50x models of the Black Point were released: the type FS 1003 and the type FS 2000[3]. There are other two incompatible Black Point consoles: the "Black Point Multicolor FS 1001" (four fixed pong games, no cartridges) and the "Black Point 10 Tele Sports FS 1002" (ten fixed pong games, no cartridges).[4]

Technology

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The two consoles lacks a processor and the game is entirely implemented in cartridges like all PC-50x family first generation consoles. These cartridges contain an AY-3-8xxx chip from General Instrument.[2]

Notable games

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  • Zehn elektronische Fernsehspiele in Farbe[5]
  • Motorradrennen[5]
  • Schützenspiel[5]
  • Seekrieg[5]
  • Grand Prix[5]
  • 1000-Treffer-Spiel[5]

References

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  1. a b "SHG black point [BINARIUM]". binarium.de. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. a b "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. "SHG Blackpoint". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. https://20thcenturyvideogames.com/index.php?action=vermodelos&submenu=&tipo=2&sistema=BlackPointSHG&verletra=B#BlackPointSHG
  5. a b c d e f "SHG Black Point". Wikipedia. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.