Telejogo
The Telejogo (Portuguese for telegame, with tele being short for televisão, portuguese for television) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console that was released on August 2, 1977 by Philco and Ford in Brazil. It is a Pong clone console and the first video game console ever released in Brazil. The original Telejogo performed well on the market for the time.
Telejogo
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The Telejogo (Portuguese for telegame, with tele being short for televisão, portuguese for television) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console that was released on August 2, 1977 by Philco and Ford in Brazil. It is a Pong clone console and the first video game console ever released in Brazil. The original Telejogo performed well on the market for the time.
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In 1979, a successor called Telejogo II was released.
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• Name — Telejogo • Manufacturer — Philco, Ford • Type — Dedicated home video game console • Generation — First generation • Release Date — August 2, 1977 • Successor — Telejogo II
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With the integrated MM57100N chipset from National Semiconductor, players can choose from the following three games: • pingue pongue • futebol • paredão The system produced black and white graphics because the output was in NTSC and the standard in Brazil was exclusively PAL-M in the 70s and 80s. If connected to an NTSC TV it will be in color.
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- 1.Telejogo II. Bojogá. 28 April 2017.
- 2.Telejogo Philco Ford I - Museu do Videogame Itinerante. www.museudovideogame.org.
- 3.Conheça (ou relembre) o Telejogo, o primeiro video game do Brasil. m.tecmundo.com.br. 13 December 2016.
- 4.From bangers to moon buggies. Taranaki Daily News. February 17, 2016.
- 5.Saída de Vídeo Composto no Telejogo Philco. www.victortrucco.com.
- 6.Veja 31 brinquedos que fizeram a alegria da sua infância. www.bol.uol.com.br.
- 7.Gerações se confrontam em consoles de videogames antigos. O Globo. July 3, 2006.
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