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VC 4000
VC 4000 sions of the cartrige slots (but all of the consoles are soft-
ware compatible). In the article about the 1292 Advanced
Programmable Video System there is a table with all the
software compatible consoles grouped by compatibility
family (due to the slots).
Technical Specifications
• CPU: Signetics 2650A
• Video controller: Signetics 2636
Manufacturer Interton
Type Video game console
List Of Games
The games for the VC 4000 were released on ROM car-
Generation Second generation
tridges known as cassettes.
Release date 1978 • Cassette 1 - Car Races
• Cassette 2 - Blackjack
Introductory €153
price • Cassette 3 - Paddle Games
• Cassette 4 - Tank Battle
Discontinued 1983 • Cassette 5 - Mathematics I
Media Cartridges • Cassette 6 - Mathematics II
• Cassette 7 - Air/Sea Battle
CPU Signetics 2650A, Signetics 2636 video
• Cassette 8 - Memory/Flag Capture
controller
• Cassette 9 - Intelligence I
Input 2 controllers with 12 buttons, 2 fire • Cassette 10 - Winter Sports
buttons and an analog joystick • Cassette 11 - Hippodrome
Related 1292 Advanced Programmable Video • Cassette 12 - Hunting
articles System • Cassette 13 - Chess
• Cassette 14 - Motocross
The VC 4000 is an early 8-bit cartridge-based game con- • Cassette 15 - Intelligence II
sole released in Germany in 1978 by Interton. The console • Cassette 16 - Intelligence III
is quite obscure outside Germany, but many software • Cassette 17 - Circus
compatible systems can be found in many European • Cassette 18 - Boxing Match
countries (see 1292 Advanced Programmable Video Sys- • Cassette 19 - Outer Space Combat
tem). It’s unclear if Interton really made the VC 4000 • Cassette 20 - Melody/Simon
from scratch or if they bought the rights and the design • Cassette 21 - Intelligence IV/Reversi
to produce it, as many other brands produced similar sys- • Cassette 22 - Chess II
tems the following years. • Cassette 23 - Pinball
The VC-4000 is powered by a Signetics 2650A CPU • Cassette 24 - Soccer
(same as the Arcadia 2001) and a Signetics 2636 Video • Cassette 25 - Bowling/Ninepins
Controller. The two controllers are composed of a 12-key • Cassette 26 - Draughts
keypad, 2 fire buttons and an analog joystick. On the con- • Cassette 27 - Golf
trol panel of the system, one can find an on/off switch • Cassette 28 - Cockpit
and three buttons: RESET, SELECT and START. • Cassette 29 - Metropolis/Hangman
• Cassette 30 - Solitaire
Released versions • Cassette 31 - Casino
• Cassette 32 - Invaders
The console was produced by diffent companies and sold • Cassette 33 - Super Invaders
with different names. Not every console is compatible • Cassette 34 - Space Laser (Unreleased)
with others due to differences in the shapes and dimen-
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Cassette 35 - Rodeo (Unreleased)
Cassette 36 - Backgammon
External links
• Cassette 37 - Monster Man • Old-computers.com
• Cassette 38 - Hyperspace • Console Database
• Cassette 39 - Basketball (Unreleased) • WinArcadia/AmiArcadia emulator
• Cassette 40 - Super-Space • Interton VC 4000 Gaming Guide
• EA2001 Central
• [1] Cassette Information
See also
• 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System,
contains the software compatibility table of consoles.
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Categories:
• Second-generation video game consoles
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