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Spectravideo International Limited (SVI) (printed as Spectra Video, with the space, in game manuals) was an American computer manufacturer and software house. It was originally called SpectraVision , a company founded by Harry Fox in 1981.
The Philips Videopac+ G7400 is a third-generation home video game console released in limited quantities in 1983, [1] and only in Europe; an American release as the Odyssey³ Command Center was planned for the Odyssey series but never occurred.
The system also features voice capabilities through the use of an add-on voice cartridge compatible with all games. Despite the processing speed of the Zilog CPU – 3.57 MHz, compared to the Nintendo Entertainment System's 1.79 MHz in NTSC regions – the Socrates often seems slow, with the system often taking several seconds to display a ...
Intellivision was the first game console to provide real-time human voices in the middle of gameplay, courtesy of the Intellivoice module. [103] The first game controller with a directional thumb pad. [104] The Intellivision was also the first game console or home computer to offer a musical synthesizer keyboard.
The VTech CreatiVision is a hybrid computer and home video game console introduced by VTech in 1981 and released in 1982 during the second generation of video game consoles. It cost $295 Australian Dollars in Australia. [ 1 ]
The Ultravision Video Arcade System (VAS) was an unreleased gaming console announced at the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show. [1] The slogan provided by the company, "It's a COMPUTER, It's a COLOR TV, It's an ARCADE.", was intended to demonstrate that the console combines a game system, a colour TV and a personal computer system.
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The Action Max system requires the player to also have a VCR, [4] as the console has no way to play the requisite VHS tapes itself. Using light guns , players shoot at the screen. [ 2 ] The gaming is strictly point-based and dependent on shot accuracy, and as a result, players can't truly win or lose a game.