Engineering:Interton Video 3001

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Short description: First-generation home video game console
Interton Video 3001
Interton Video 3001 variant 1 (with TV channel selector knob)
ManufacturerInterton
TypeDedicated home video game console
GenerationFirst generation
Release date1978
PredecessorInterton Video 3000
SuccessorInterton Video Computer 4000
The two accompanying paddle–based game controllers (model number: V350)

The Interton Video 3001 is a dedicated first-generation home video game console that was released in 1978 by Interton.[1] It is a Pong clone console[2] and the successor to the Interton Video 3000[3] and the predecessor of the Interton Video Computer 4000 (VC 4000). It could output games in color.[4][5][6]. There are two variants of the console: the first with a knob that allow you to select the TV channel (35 or 40 UHF) and the second without.

Variant 2 (without TV channel selector knob)

Games

Due to the AY-3-8500 chipset, the following 6 games were available to players:[3]

  • Tennis
  • Fussball
  • Squash (pelota on the console manual[7])
  • Squash als 2 Spieler Variante (squash on the console manual)
  • Schießen 1 (treibjagd on the console manual)
  • Schießen 2 ("tontauben-shiessen" on the console manual)
  • Screenshot Pelota
    Screenshot Pelota
  • Screenshot Tennis
    Screenshot Tennis
  • Screenshot Fußball
    Screenshot Fußball
  • Screenshot Squash
    Screenshot Squash
  • Screenshot Treibjagd
    Screenshot Treibjagd

References

  1. ↑ Michael Starr, Craig Chapple: . Lulu.com, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4092-1277-5
  2. ↑ "Computerspielemuseum - Details". https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/1252_Details.htm?d=14. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Interton Video 3001 – Konsolen Wiki". https://konsolen-wiki.de/index.php?title=Interton_Video_3001. 
  4. ↑ "Interton Video 3001 Color". http://www.heimcomputer.de/english/tele/interton3001.html. 
  5. ↑ "pongmuseum.com - and the ball was square... Interton - Video 3000". http://pongmuseum.com/collection/interton-video3000-silver.php. 
  6. ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=687. 
  7. ↑ "Consola pong Interton Video 3001 Color". https://retroordenadoresorty.blogspot.com/2025/10/consola-pong-interton-video-3001-1977.html. 



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