Arcadia 2001

Over 30 Arcadia 2001 clones exist despite the system being a commercial failure.

• Aka — MPT-03/Video Computer Game • Manufacturer — Emerson Radio • Type — Home video game console • Generation — Second generation • Lifespan — 18 months • Price — US$99 (equivalent to $341.24 in March 2026) • Discontinued — 1984 • Units Sold — 20,000-30,000 (est.) • Media — ROM cartridge • Power — 12 volt • Cpu — Signetics 2650 • Memory — 1 KB RAM • Display — TV; 128 × 208 / 128 × 104, 8 Colours • Graphics — Signetics 2637 UVI • Input — Controllers • Controllers — 2 x Intellivision-style controller (12 button keypad and 'fire' buttons on the sides) • Top Game — Unknown • Predecessor — None • Successor — None

• Illustration — Arcadia 2001 motherboard • Main Processor: Signetics 2650 CPU (some variants run a Signetics 2650A) • RAM: 1 KB • ROM: None • Video display: 128 × 208 / 128 × 104, 8 Colours • Video display controller: Signetics 2637 UVI @ 3.58 MHz (NTSC), 3.55 MHz (PAL) • Sound: Single Channel "Beeper" + Single Channel "Noise" • Hardware Sprites: 4 independent, single color • Controllers: 2 × 2 way • Keypads: 2 × 12 button (more buttons on some variants)

Many variants and clones of the Arcadia 2001 have been released by various companies in different countries. These systems are mostly compatible with each other. In 1982, the Bandai Arcadia was released only in Japan, and licensed by Emerson. Four exclusive games were released for the system. • Name — Manufacturer — Country — Compatibility family — Image • Advision Home Arcade — Advision — Emerson console • 2001 ALTOS Home Video Centre — Altos India Limited — Emerson console — • Illustration — 2001 ALTOS • Arcadia — Bandai — Emerson console — • Illustration — Bandai Arcadia 2001 • Arcadia 2001 — Emerson — Emerson console — • Cosmos — Tele-Computer — Emerson console • Dynavision — Morning-Sun Commerce — MPT-03 console • Educat — unknown — MPT-03 console • Ekusera — P.I.C. — MPT-03 console • Hanimex MPT-03 — Hanimex — MPT-03 console • HMG-2650 — Hanimex — — Emerson console — • Home Arcade Centre — Hanimex — Emerson console • Intelligent Game MPT-03 — Intelligent Game — — MPT-03 console • Intercord XL 2000 System — Intercord — Emerson console • Intervision 2001 — Intervision — Ormatu console — • ITMC MPT-03 — ITMC — MPT-03 console • Leisure Vision — Leisure-Dynamics — Emerson console • Leonardo — GiG Electronics — Emerson console • Home Entertainment Centre Ch-50 — Inno-Hit — Ormatu console • Ormatu 2001 — Ormatu Electronics BV — Ormatu console — • Palladium Video-Computer-Game — Neckermann — Palladium console • Polybrain Video Computer Game — Polybrain — Palladium console • Poppy MPT-03 Tele Computer Spiel — Poppy — MPT-03 console • Prestige Video Computer Game MPT-03 — Prestige — MPT-03 console • Robdajet MPT-03 — Robdajet — MPT-03 console — • Rowtron 2000 — Rowtron — MPT-03 console • Schmid TVG-2000 — Schmid — Emerson console — • Sheen Home Video Centre 2001 — Sheen — Ormatu console • Soundic MPT-03 — Soundic — — MPT-03 console — • Tedelex Home Arcade — Tedelex — Emerson console • Mr. Altus Das Tele-Gehirn Color (German for tele brain) — HGS Electronic — Palladium console — • Tele-Fever — Tchibo — Emerson console — • Tempest MPT-03 — Tempest — MPT-03 console • Tobby MPT-03 — Tobby —? — MPT-03 console • Trakton Computer Video Game — Trakton — Palladium console • Tryom Video Game Center — Tryom — MPT-03 console • Tunix Home Arcade — Monaco Leisure — Emerson console • UVI Compu-Game — Orbit Electronics — Orbit console • Video Master — Grandstand — Orbit console • Illustration — The Arcadia 2001's bundled controller, a pad {hole in the center to screw a joystick} and a keypad of 12 buttons

In 1982, the Bandai Arcadia, a variant of the Emerson Arcadia 2001, was licensed and distributed to Japan by Bandai for a price of 19,800 yen.

• Manufacturer — Bandai • Type — Video game console • Generation — Second generation • Release Date — 1982 • Cpu — Signetics 2650 @ 3.58 MHz • Media — ROM cartridge • Predecessor — Bandai Super Vision 8000 • Successor — Bandai RX-78

Emerson planned to launch the console with 19 games. Some Arcadia 2001 games are ports of lesser-known arcade games such as Route 16, Jungler, and Jump Bug, which were not available on other home systems. Emerson actually created many popular arcade titles including Pac-Man, Galaxian and Defender for the Arcadia, but never had them manufactured as Atari started to sue its competitor companies for releasing games to which it had exclusive-rights agreements. Early marketing showed popular arcade games, but they were later released as clones. For instance, the Arcadia 2001 game Space Raiders is a clone of Defender, and Breakaway is a clone of Breakout.

There are 55 games known to have been released for the Arcadia 2001 and its clones during the system's lifetime.

Three hobbyist-developed games are known to have been made for the system: • Frogger • JTron • Tetris