Spillekonsoller (1. generation)

Den første generations spillekonsoller varede fra 1972 med udgivelsen af Magnavox Odyssey til omkring år 1977, da "pong"-konsol fabrikanter forlod markedet efter den succesrige introduktion af mikroprocessor-baserede konsoller.^[1]

Interaktive fjernsyn

Fjernsyns ingeniøren Ralph Baer fik ideen at skabe interaktive fjernsyn imens han byggede et fjernsyn fra grunden for Loral 1951 i Bronx, New York. Han udforskede ideen yderligere i 1966 da han var chef ingeniør af "Equipment Design Division" ved Sanders Associates. Baer skabte et simpelt 2-spillere computerspil der kunne blive vist på et standard TV kaldt Chase, hvor to prikker jagtede hinanden på skærmen.

Pong-chips

Denne tabel indeholder kun en liste over de mest kendte konsoller og relative benyttede chips.

Chip kode/navn	År	Fabrikant	Farver	Spil	Konsoller
AY-3-8500	1976	General Instrument	Nej (1)	Tennis, fodbold, squash, øvelse, 2 riffel spil	Telstar (Telstar, Classic, Deluxe, Ranger, Alpha, Colormatic, Regent, Sportsman) Odyssey (300,2000,3000) Radio Shack TV Scoreboard Unisonic Sportsman/Tournament Philips Tele-Spiel ES2203 and ES2204 Zanussi/Seleco Play-O-Tronic Videomaster (Strika, Strika 2,ColourScore 2, SuperScore) APF TV Fun (Model 401) BSS 01
AY-3-8510	1978?	General Instrument	Ja	Tennis, hockey, squash, jai alai	Telstar Colortron
AY-3-8512	1978?	General Instrument	Ja	Tennis, hockey, squash, jai alai, skeet, target	Telstar Marksman
AY-3-8600	1977	General Instrument	Nej(2)	8 spil med bolde og padler	Telstar Galaxy Odyssey 4000 Philips Tele-Spiel ES2218
AY-3-8610	1977	General Instrument	Nej(2)^[2]	8 spil med bolde og padler + 2 riffel spil	Videomaster Sportsworld Philco/Ford Telejogo II
AY-3-8550	1976?	General Instrument	Nej(1)	Det samme som 8500, dog med tilføjelse af vandret styring af spillerne	Philips Tele-Spiel ES2208
AY-3-8700	1978?	General Instrument		4 spil med tanks	Telstar Combat!
MPS-7600-001,002,003,004 (3)(4)	1977	MOS Technology		De fire versioner af chippen indeholder ofte fire spil	Telstar Gemini(only version 004). Telstar Arcade(all 4 versions). Commodore TV Game 2000K/3000H) (only version 001).
MM-57100/MM-57105(PAL)	1976	National Semiconductor	Ja	Tennis, Hockey, Squash	National Adversary Philips Odyssey 2001 Videomaster (ColourScore, VisionScore, ColourShot) Philco/Ford Telejogo
MM-57106/MM-57186(PAL)	1977	National Semiconductor	Ja	Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Breakout, Flipper e Football.	Philips N30 Philips Odyssey 2100
F4301	1976	Universal Research Labs	?	To spil med bolde og padler samt to racerspil	Indy 500 system (Video Action 4) Sears/Atari Speedway e Speedway IV Interton Video 2800 MBO Tele-Ball VIII
SN76410N	197?	Texas Instruments	?	Seks spil med bolde og padler	Tele-Match 3300R Ricochet Super Pro (modello MT-4A) Venture Electronics Video Sports VS-5
3659-1C/C2566	1975	Atari	Nej	Pong	Atari PONG
3659-3	1975	Atari	Nej	Pong	Atari PONG Doubles Sears PONG IV
C010073-3	1976	Atari	Nej	Fire Pong spil	Atari/Sears Super PONG
C010073-01/C2607	1976	Atari	?	Ti Pong spil	Atari Super PONG Ten
C010765	1977	Atari	?	16 Pong spil	Atari Ultra PONG Atari Ultra PONG Doubles
C011500-11/C011512-05 (4)	1977	Atari	?	7 spil (f.eks. Pinball, Basketball og Breakout)	Atari Video Pinball

(1) Farver kunne opnås ved benyttelse af AY-3-8515 chippen
(2) Farver kunne opnås ved benyttelse af AY-3-8615 chippen
(3) PAL version koden er 7601
(4) Avancerede chips i forhold til den klassiske Pong-in-a-chip: indeholder en mikrocontroller og lidt RAM hukommelse.

Sammenligning

Navn	Magnavox Odyssey	Magnavox Odyssey serien	Atari/Sears Tele-Games Pong	Coleco Telstar	Nintendo Color TV Game
Konsol
Udgivelsespris	US$100	US$100–230	US$98.95	US$50	¥8,300 - ¥48,000 (Omkring $101 - $594.8 USD i dag)
Udgivelsesdato	^NA May 1972 ^EU 1974 ^JP 1975	^NA 1975	^NA 1975	^NA 1976 ^JP 1977	^JP 1977
Medie	ROM-Kassetter	?	Indbygget chip^[3]	ROM-Kassetter (Telstar Arcade)	?
Tilbehør	Light gun	?	?	Styrepind designs	?
Antal solgte	333,000^[4]		150,000^[5]^[6]	1 million^[7]	3 millioner^[8]

Referencer

^ Wolf, Mark J.P. (2008). The Video Game Explosion. Greenwood Publishing Group. s. Page xviii. ISBN 031333868X, 9780313338687. {{cite book}}: Tjek |isbn=: invalid character (hjælp)
^ http://www.pong-story.com/GIMINI1978.pdf
^ "Atari home PONG systems". Pong-Story. Hentet 2010-09-13.
^ PONG-Story : Magnavox Odyssey – the first video game system
^ Ellis, David (2004). "Dedicated Consoles". Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games. Random House. s. 33–36. ISBN 0-375-72038-3.
^ Kent, Steven (2001). "Strange Bedfellows". Ultimate History of Video Games. Three Rivers Press. s. 94–95. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.
^ Herman, Leonard (1997). Phoenix: the fall & rise of videogames (2 udgave). Union, NJ: Rolenta Press. s. 20. ISBN 0-9643848-2-5. Hentet 16. februar 2012. Like Pong, Telstar could only play video tennis but it retailed at an inexpensive $50 that made it attractive to most families that were on a budget. Coleco managed to sell over a million units that year.
^ Sheff, David; Eddy, Andy (1999), Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World, GamePress, s. 27, ISBN 978-0-9669617-0-6, Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold. {{citation}}: Mere end en |author= og |last= angivet (hjælp)

[1stcrash-1] Wolf, Mark J.P. (2008). The Video Game Explosion. Greenwood Publishing Group. s. Page xviii. ISBN 031333868X, 9780313338687. {{cite book}}: Tjek |isbn=: invalid character (hjælp)

[2] ttp://www.pong-story.com/GIMINI1978.pdf

[3] "Atari home PONG systems". Pong-Story. Hentet 2010-09-13.

[baerwinter-4] PONG-Story : Magnavox Odyssey – the first video game system

[PriceGuide-2-5] Ellis, David (2004). "Dedicated Consoles". Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games. Random House. s. 33–36. ISBN 0-375-72038-3.

[Ultimate-Home3-6] Kent, Steven (2001). "Strange Bedfellows". Ultimate History of Video Games. Three Rivers Press. s. 94–95. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.

[7] Herman, Leonard (1997). Phoenix: the fall & rise of videogames (2 udgave). Union, NJ: Rolenta Press. s. 20. ISBN 0-9643848-2-5. Hentet 16. februar 2012. Like Pong, Telstar could only play video tennis but it retailed at an inexpensive $50 that made it attractive to most families that were on a budget. Coleco managed to sell over a million units that year.

[8] Sheff, David; Eddy, Andy (1999), Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World, GamePress, s. 27, ISBN 978-0-9669617-0-6, Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold. {{citation}}: Mere end en |author= og |last= angivet (hjælp)

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