Binatone TV Master Mk. 6
Computer Games Console
ca. 1980 (manufactured)
ca. 1980 (manufactured)
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The first commercially available home video game was released in 1972 and was called Odyssey. Its graphics were so rudimentary that the system came with a set of two sizes of colour mylar overlays to put on the television screen to represent the various playfields, including tennis and hockey. The most famous game is Pong which was developed for television play in 1975 by Atari.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Binatone TV Master Mk. 6 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic and card |
| Brief description | Boxed computer console, Binatone, made in Hong Kong in the 1980s. |
| Physical description | Boxed computer console, Binatone, made of orange and black plastic. With a black plastic gun, Thunderbolt, with a detachable barrel. The packaging also consists of two polystyrene inserts. A instruction leaflet and guarantee is also present. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Ruth Savage |
| Summary | The first commercially available home video game was released in 1972 and was called Odyssey. Its graphics were so rudimentary that the system came with a set of two sizes of colour mylar overlays to put on the television screen to represent the various playfields, including tennis and hockey. The most famous game is Pong which was developed for television play in 1975 by Atari. |
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| Accession number | B.15:1 to 6 -2004 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2005 |
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