![]() An APF TV Fun (model 402C) | |
Developer | APF Electronics Inc. |
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Manufacturer | APF Electronics Inc. |
Type | Series of dedicated home video game consoles |
Generation | First generation |
Release date | April 1976[1] |
CPU | AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments [2] [3] |
Display | Vertical orientation, black-and-white raster display, standard resolution |
Sound | Amplified mono (one channel) |
Successor | APF-MP1000 |
The APF TV Fun brand (stylized as aPF tv fun on its logo) is a series of dedicated home video game consoles manufactured by APF Electronics Inc. and built in Japan starting in 1976. The systems were among the first built on the General Instrument " Pong-on-a-chip", the AY-3-8500, that allowed many manufacturers to compete against the Atari Home Pong. The APF TV Fun consoles were one of the earliest Pong clone consoles.
The TV Fun package is the first excursion of APF into the video game market; APF was formerly a calculator and other small electronics developer. It was sold at Sears under the name Hockey Jockari. TV Fun was followed up by the 8-bit APF-MP1000 in 1978 and then APF Imagination Machine in 1979. These were made to compete in the 2nd generation of early ROM cartridge consoles, namely the Atari VCS.
Most or all TV Fun consoles were manufactured in Japan. APF also sold a 'Match' system, which was in a different, more boxy woodgrain cabinet. This had two detachable wired controllers, based on the same General Instruments chip.
Model | Pong games | Rifle games | Chip | Players | Year | Note |
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Model 401 | Handball, squash, tennis, hockey | - | AY-3-8500 | 2 | 1976 | - |
Model 401A | ||||||
Model 401T | Baseball, squash, tennis, soccer | ? | ||||
Model 402 | Handball, tennis, hockey | Target Shoot, skeet | MPS7600 | 4 | 1976 | |
Model 402E | ||||||
Model 402 Sportsarama | ||||||
Model 405 (APF Match) | Handball, tennis, squash, hockey | - | AY-3-8500 | 2 | 1977 | Rectangular console. The paddles are set in the body of the console but are also removable. Also sold as Match SD-01c, white with a wood-like panel and as Sears Tele-Games Hockey-Tennis III. |
Model 406 (APF Match) | ||||||
Model 442 | ? | TMS-1955 | ? | Two independent paddle separated from the body of the console. | ||
Model 444 | ? | 4 | - | |||
Model 500 | ? | unreleased |
![]() An APF TV Fun (model 402C) | |
Developer | APF Electronics Inc. |
---|---|
Manufacturer | APF Electronics Inc. |
Type | Series of dedicated home video game consoles |
Generation | First generation |
Release date | April 1976[1] |
CPU | AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments [2] [3] |
Display | Vertical orientation, black-and-white raster display, standard resolution |
Sound | Amplified mono (one channel) |
Successor | APF-MP1000 |
The APF TV Fun brand (stylized as aPF tv fun on its logo) is a series of dedicated home video game consoles manufactured by APF Electronics Inc. and built in Japan starting in 1976. The systems were among the first built on the General Instrument " Pong-on-a-chip", the AY-3-8500, that allowed many manufacturers to compete against the Atari Home Pong. The APF TV Fun consoles were one of the earliest Pong clone consoles.
The TV Fun package is the first excursion of APF into the video game market; APF was formerly a calculator and other small electronics developer. It was sold at Sears under the name Hockey Jockari. TV Fun was followed up by the 8-bit APF-MP1000 in 1978 and then APF Imagination Machine in 1979. These were made to compete in the 2nd generation of early ROM cartridge consoles, namely the Atari VCS.
Most or all TV Fun consoles were manufactured in Japan. APF also sold a 'Match' system, which was in a different, more boxy woodgrain cabinet. This had two detachable wired controllers, based on the same General Instruments chip.
Model | Pong games | Rifle games | Chip | Players | Year | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 401 | Handball, squash, tennis, hockey | - | AY-3-8500 | 2 | 1976 | - |
Model 401A | ||||||
Model 401T | Baseball, squash, tennis, soccer | ? | ||||
Model 402 | Handball, tennis, hockey | Target Shoot, skeet | MPS7600 | 4 | 1976 | |
Model 402E | ||||||
Model 402 Sportsarama | ||||||
Model 405 (APF Match) | Handball, tennis, squash, hockey | - | AY-3-8500 | 2 | 1977 | Rectangular console. The paddles are set in the body of the console but are also removable. Also sold as Match SD-01c, white with a wood-like panel and as Sears Tele-Games Hockey-Tennis III. |
Model 406 (APF Match) | ||||||
Model 442 | ? | TMS-1955 | ? | Two independent paddle separated from the body of the console. | ||
Model 444 | ? | 4 | - | |||
Model 500 | ? | unreleased |