Engineering:Tele-Fever

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Short description: Second-generation home video game console
Tele-Fever
Tchibo Tele-Fever.jpg
A Tele-Fever with cartridge inserted
DeveloperTchibo
ManufacturerTchibo
Product familyArcadia 2001
TypeHome video game console
GenerationSecond generation
Release dateGermany: 1986
Retail availability1986-?
Introductory price99 Deutsche Mark (DM)
MediaROM cartridges
Graphics9 colors
Sound1 channel
Controller input1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, 1 is built in the console
Power15 V DC, 600 mA
SuccessorRetro-Mini-Spielekonsole

The Tele-Fever (stylized as tele-fever) is a second-generation home video game console which was released and marketed by German coffee roaster chain Tchibo in 1986 only in Germany for a list price of 99 Deutsche Mark (DM).[1][2][3][4] It is one of the last variants of the Arcadia 2001 home video game console by Emerson Radio and therefore compatible with all software from it.[1]

The Tele-Fever was only manufactured in very small quantities and is rarely offered today.[2][3] Only a few games were released for the system.[2] After a short time, the production was discontinued.[3]

Technical specifications

  • Platform family: 8 bit[2]
  • CPU: Signetics 2650 clocked at 3,58 Mhz[2]
  • RAM: 1 kB[2]
  • ROM: None[2]
  • Colors: 9 different colors; 4 for characters, 4 for sprites, and 1 for the background[2]
  • Sound: 1 channel[2]
  • Input devices: 1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, one is built in the console/12 buttons each[2]
  • Power: 15 V DC, 600 mA[3]

Reception

A Tchibo Tele-Fever in the Helsinki Computer and game console museum

The Tele-Fever was a weak console compared to other available consoles around its release time,[5] but very cheap which made it attractive.[2] The console was mostly sold as a budget item in Tchibo sections of discounters.[6]

Some people think the design of the Tele-Fever is quite appealing.[3]

The Tele-Fever is seen as an example for a console that contributed to the 1983 video game crash.[7]

Legacy

In 2019, Tchibo released another console, the Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole, which is a 8-bit dedicated handheld game console that contains 153 pre-installed retro games and costs €14.99.[8][9][10] It is basically a clone of Thumbs Up's Retro Arcade Games,[11] Monsterzeug's Retro Arcade,[12] Radbag's Retro Mini-Spielekonsole,[13] ORB's spielesammlung Retro Pocket junior,[14] and Karsten International's Arcade Game Portable Console,[15] which was also released under the name Retro Pocket Spiele/Retro Pocket Games in Germany in a cooperation with Woolworth.[16]

Literature

  • Spielkonsolen und Heimcomputer, Forster, Winnie, 2015

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tchibo Tele Fever [BINARIUM"]. https://binarium.de/tchibo_tele_fever. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Tele Fever von Tchibo – Oder wie ein neuer Haarschnitt das Videospielfieber auslöste" (in de-DE). 2012-04-25. https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/tele-fever-oder-wie-ein-neuer-haarschnitt-das-videospielfieber-ausloeste/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Tchibo Tele-Fever". http://www.heimcomputer.de/konsolen/telefever.html. 
  4. ↑ "Videospielkonsolen - DER SPIEGEL". Der Spiegel. 17 April 2008. https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/videospielkonsolen-a-949227-amp.html. 
  5. ↑ "Computerspielemuseum - Details". https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/1252_Details.htm?d=39. 
  6. ↑ "Tchibo Tele Fieber". 2021-11-26. https://berlin.museum-digital.de/object/1308. 
  7. ↑ Feldvoß, René (2014). Der Video Game Crash Aufstieg und Fall einer Branche. Bachelor + Master Publ. pp. 22. ISBN 978-3-95684-481-2. OCLC 935572301. http://worldcat.org/oclc/935572301. 
  8. ↑ Puschak, Kevin (2019-02-17). "Tchibo Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole • Masse statt Klasse" (in de-DE). https://quick-save.de/2019/02/tchibo-retro-mini-konsole/. 
  9. ↑ nettie67 (2018-12-20). "Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole von Tchibo" (in de-DE). https://netties-schnueffelecke.de/werbung-retro-mini-spielekonsole-von-tchibo/. 
  10. ↑ "Tchibo Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole". https://www.richis-lab.de/tcm_rg.htm. 
  11. ↑ "ORB - Retro Arcade Games - inkl. 153x 8-Bit Spielen" (in de). https://www.thumbsup.de/retro-arcade-games. 
  12. ↑ "Retro Mini Spielekonsole mit LCD Display" (in de). https://www.monsterzeug.de/Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole-mit-LCD-Display.html. 
  13. ↑ "Retro Mini-Spielekonsole" (in de). https://www.radbag.de/retro-mini-spielekonsole. 
  14. ↑ "spielesammlung Retro Pocket junior 9 cm gold/rot" (in de-DE). https://www.real.de/product/313816253/?uid=382917768008. 
  15. ↑ "Silvergear 153-in-1 hand-held Retro Pocket Games | Karsten International BV". https://shop.karsten.nl/elektronica/gaming/silvergear-153-in-1-hand-held-retro-pocket-games-1025. 
  16. ↑ "Karsten International". https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=514599892248114&id=478762565831847. 



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