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{{Short description|1982 home video game console}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Arcadia 2001
| title = 
| aka = 
| logo = [[File:Emerson Arcadia 2001 Logo.png|250px]]
| image = Emerson-Arcadia-2001.jpg
| caption = An Arcadia 2001
| developer = 
| manufacturer = Emerson Radio
| family = 
| type = [[Engineering:Home video game console|Home video game console]]
| generation = Second generation
| lifespan = 18 months
| price = US$99
| discontinued = 1984
| unitssold = 
| unitsshipped = 
| media = [[ROM cartridge]]
| os = 
| power = 12 volt
| soc = 
| cpu = [[Engineering:Signetics 2650|Signetics 2650]]
| memory = 1 [[Kilobyte|KB]] RAM
| storage = 
| memory card = 
| display = TV; 128 × 208 / 128 × 104, 8 Colours
| graphics = Signetics 2637 UVI
| sound = 2 channels (Beeper and Noise)
| input = 
| controllers = 2 x [[Engineering:Intellivision|Intellivision]]-style [[Engineering:Game controller|controller]] (12 button keypad and 'fire' buttons on the sides)
| camera = 
| touchpad = 
| connectivity = 
| platform = 
| service = 
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| topgame = 
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The '''Arcadia 2001''' is a second-generation [[8-bit|8-bit]] [[Engineering:Home video game console|home video game console]] released by Emerson Radio in May 1982 for a price of US$ 99,<ref name="Watcher reviews" /> several months before the release of [[Engineering:ColecoVision|ColecoVision]]. It was discontinued only 18 months later, with a total of 35 games having been released.<ref name="Watcher reviews">{{cite web|last=Watcher|first=Dark|title=Emerson Arcadia 2001 - DW Facts|url=http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-arcadia.htm#page=reviews|publisher=Video Game Console Library|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> Emerson licensed the Arcadia 2001 to Bandai, which released it in Japan.<ref name="Watcher reviews"/> Over 30 Arcadia 2001 clones exist.

The unrelated Arcadia Corporation, manufacturer of the [[Engineering:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]] Supercharger add-on, was sued by Emerson for trademark infringement. Arcadia Corporation then changed its name to Starpath.<ref name="starpath">{{cite web| url = http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=epyx| title = The Dot Eaters - Epyx {{!}} The Dot Eaters<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>

==Description==
The Arcadia is much smaller than its contemporary competitors and is powered by a standard 12 volt power supply so it can be used in a boat or a vehicle. It has two [[Engineering:Phone connector (audio)|headphone jacks]] on the far left and right sides of the back.

The system came with two [[Engineering:Intellivision|Intellivision]]-style controllers with a 12-button keypad and "fire" buttons on the sides. The direction pads have a removable joystick attachment. Most games came with [[Physics:BoPET|BoPET]] overlays that can be applied to the controller's keypads. The console itself has five buttons: Power, Start, Reset, Option, and Select.

There are at least three different cartridge case styles<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.obsoletemedia.org/emerson-arcadia-2001/| title = obsoletemedia.org: Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982 – 1984)}}</ref> and artwork, with variations on each. Emerson-family cartridges come in two different lengths (short and long) of black plastic cases.

==Technical specifications==
[[File:Emerson-Arcadia-2001-Motherboard-01.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Arcadia 2001 motherboard]]
*Main Processor: [[Engineering:Signetics 2650|Signetics 2650]] CPU (some variants run a Signetics 2650A)
*RAM: 1 KB
*ROM: None
*Video display: 128 × 208 / 128 × 104, 8 Colours
*[[Engineering:Video display controller|Video display controller]]: [[Company:Signetics|Signetics]] 2637 UVI @ 3.58 MHz (NTSC), 3.55&nbsp;MHz (PAL)
*Sound: Single Channel "Beeper" + Single Channel "Noise"
*Hardware [[Sprite (computer graphics)|Sprites]]: 4 independent, single color
*Controllers: 2 × 2 way
*Keypads: 2 × 12 button (more buttons on some variants)

==Console variants and clones==
Many variants and [[Clone (computing)|clones]] of the Arcadia 2001 have been released by various companies in different countries. These systems are mostly compatible with each other. In 1982, the Bandai Arcadia was released only in Japan. Four exclusive games were released for the system.
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! Name
! Manufacturer
! Country
! Compatibility family
! Image
|-
|Advision Home Arcade||Advision||{{flagicon|FRA}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Arcadia||[[Company:Bandai|Bandai]]||{{flagicon|JPN}}||Emerson console||[[File:Bandai Arcadia 2001 (1982) 2.jpg|200px|Bandai Arcadia 2001]]
|-
|Arcadia 2001||Emerson||{{flagicon|USA}}||Emerson console||[[File:Emerson-Arcadia-2001.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Cosmos||Tele-Computer||{{flagicon|ESP}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Dynavision||Morning-Sun Commerce||{{flagicon|JPN}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Educat||unknown||{{flagicon|ISR}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Ekusera||P.I.C.||{{flagicon|JPN}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Hanimex MPT-03||Hanimex||{{flagicon|FRA}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|HMG-2650||Hanimex||{{flagicon|DEU}}<br/>{{flagicon|CAN}}<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}}||Emerson console||[[File:Hanimex HMG 2650.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Home Arcade Centre||Hanimex||{{flagicon|GBR}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Intelligent Game MPT-03||Intelligent Game||{{flagicon|USA}}<br/>{{flagicon|CAN}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Intercord XL 2000 System||Intercord||{{flagicon|DEU}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Intervision 2001||Intervision||{{flagicon|CHE}} {{flagicon|FIN}}||Ormatu console||[[File:Intervision 2001.jpg|200px]]
|-
|ITMC MPT-03||ITMC||{{flagicon|FRA}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|[[Engineering:Leisure Vision|Leisure Vision]]||Leisure-Dynamics||{{flagicon|CAN}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Leonardo||GiG Electronics||{{flagicon|ITA}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Home Entertainment Centre Ch-50||Inno-Hit||{{flagicon|ITA}}||Ormatu console||
|-
|Ormatu 2001||Ormatu Electronics BV||{{flagicon|NED}}||Ormatu console||[[File:Acradia2001 Ormatu Netherlands Game Console 8 bit.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Palladium Video-Computer-Game || Neckermann || {{flagicon|DEU}} || Palladium console||
|-
|Polybrain Video Computer Game||Polybrain||{{flagicon|DEU}}||Palladium console||
|-
|Poppy MPT-03 Tele Computer Spiel||Poppy||{{flagicon|DEU}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Prestige Video Computer Game MPT-03||Prestige||{{flagicon|FRA}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Robdajet MPT-03||Robdajet||{{flagicon|CHE}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Rowtron 2000||Rowtron||{{flagicon|GBR}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Schmid TVG-2000||Schmid||{{flagicon|DEU}}||Emerson console||[[File:Schmid TVG 2000.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Sheen Home Video Centre 2001||Sheen||{{flagicon|AUS}}||Ormatu console||
|-
|Soundic MPT-03||Soundic||{{flagicon|FIN}}<br/>{{flagicon|SGP}}[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19820716-1.2.144.1?ST=1&AT=search&k=MPT-03&QT=mpt-03&oref=article]||MPT-03 console|| [[File:Soundic Video Computer Game MPT-03.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Tedelex Home Arcade||Tedelex||{{flagicon|ZA}}||Emerson console||
|-
|Mr. Altus Das Tele-Gehirn Color (German for ''tele brain'')<ref>{{Cite web|last=retroplace|title=Mr. Altus Das Telegehirn {{!}} Emerson Arcadia 2001|url=https://www.retroplace.com/de/spiele/136211--mr-altus-das-telegehirn|access-date=2020-08-24|website=retroplace.com|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Motoschifo|title=Mr. Altus Tele Brain - MAME machine|url=http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/?mame=mratlus|access-date=2020-08-24|website=adb.arcadeitalia.net|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. Altus Das Tele-Gehirn Color|url=https://www.videogameheaven.de/hardware/hgs/mraltus/data_mraltus.htm|access-date=2020-08-24|website=www.videogameheaven.de}}</ref>||HGS Electronic||{{flagicon|DEU}}||Palladium console||[[File:HGS Mr. Altus Tele-Gehirn.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Engineering:Tele-Fever|Tele-Fever]]||Tchibo||{{flagicon|DEU}}||Emerson console||[[File:Tchibo Tele-Fever.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Tempest MPT-03||Tempest||{{flagicon|AUS}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Tobby MPT-03||Tobby||?||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Trakton Computer Video Game||Trakton||{{flagicon|AUS}}||Palladium console||
|-
|Tryom Video Game Center||Tryom||{{flagicon|USA}}||MPT-03 console||
|-
|Tunix Home Arcade||Monaco Leisure||{{flagicon|NZL}}||Emerson console||
|-
|UVI Compu-Game||Orbit Electronics||{{flagicon|NZL}}||Orbit console||
|-
|Video Master||Grandstand||{{flagicon|NZL}}||Orbit console||
|}

===Bandai Arcadia===
{{Infobox computing device
| title = Bandai Arcadia
| logo = [[File:BANDAI.svg|90px]]
| image = 
| manufacturer = [[Company:Bandai|Bandai]]
| type = [[Engineering:Video game console|Video game console]]
| generation = Second generation
| release date = 1982
| discontinued = 
| isbn = 
| CPU = [[Engineering:Signetics 2650|Signetics 2650]] @ 3.58 MHz
| media = [[ROM cartridge]]
| topgame = 
| predecessor = [[Engineering:Bandai Super Vision 8000|Bandai Super Vision 8000]]
| successor = Bandai RX-78
}}

In 1982, the '''Bandai Arcadia''', a variant of the Emerson Arcadia 2001, was licensed and distributed to Japan by Bandai for a price of 19,800 yen.<ref name="Watcher reviews" /> There were four Japan-exclusive games released by Bandai.

*''Doraemon''
*''Dr. Slump''
*''Mobile Suit Gundam''
*''Super Dimension Fortress Macross''

==Reception==
[[File:1982 Consumer Electronics Show CES Chicago (4507853558) (cropped).jpg|thumb|The Emerson Booth at CES 1982, featuring their Arcadia 2001 system.]]
After seeing the Arcadia 2001 at the summer 1982 [[Engineering:Consumer Electronics Show|Consumer Electronics Show]], Danny Goodman of ''Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games'' reported that its graphics were similar to the Atari 2600's, and that "our overall impression of the game play was favorable for a system in this price range, though no cartridge stands out as being an exciting original creation". He called the controller offering both [[Engineering:Intellivision|Intellivision]]-like disc and joystick functionality "A great idea".<ref name="goodman1983spring">{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Danny |date=Spring 1983 |title=Home Video Games: Video Games Update |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n1/vgupdate.php |magazine=Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games |page=32}}</ref>

==Games==
Emerson planned to launch the console with 19 games.{{r|goodman1983spring}} Some Arcadia 2001 games are ports of lesser-known arcade games such as ''Route 16'', ''Jungler'', and ''Jump Bug'', which were not available on other home systems.

Emerson actually created many popular arcade titles including ''[[Software:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Software:Galaxian|Galaxian]]'' and ''[[Software:Defender (1981 video game)|Defender]]'' for the Arcadia, but never had them manufactured as [[Company:Atari|Atari]] started to sue its competitor companies for releasing games to which it had exclusive-rights agreements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitpress.com/the_digs/arcadia/texts/2001-faq.htm |title=Arcadia 2001: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=digitpress.com|date=2002-06-04 |access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> Early marketing showed popular arcade games, but they were later released as clones. For instance, the Arcadia 2001 game ''Space Raiders'' is a clone of ''Defender'', and ''Breakaway'' is a clone of ''[[Software:Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lester|first=John|title=History of Consoles: Arcadia 2001 (1982)|url=http://gamester81.com/history-of-consoles-arcadia-2001-1982/|publisher=Gamster81|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref>

=== Released games ===
There are 47 games known to have been released for the Arcadia 2001 and its clones.

{{div col|content=
#''3D Attack'' - a Zaxxon clone<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amigan.yatho.com/agg/ |title=Arcadia 2001 Gaming Guide}}</ref>
#''3-D Bowling'' - a Bowling game released for the Arcadia by Emerson Radio Corp. in 1982.
#''3-D Raceway'' - 3D Raceway
#''3-D Soccer'' - a Soccer game released by Emerson Radio Corp. for the Arcadia in 1982.
#''Alien Invaders'' - is a Shoot-'Em-Up game released by Emerson Radio Corp. for the Arcadia in 1982.
#''[[Software:Astro Invader|Astro Invader]]''
#''American Football''
#''Baseball''
#''Brain Quiz''
#''Breakaway''
#''Capture''
#''Cat Trax''
#''Circus'' - Also known as ''Clowns'' on some systems, clone of Exidy's ''Circus''
#''Crazy Gobbler''
#''[[Software:Crazy Climber|Crazy Climber]]''
#''Escape''
#''Funky Fish''
#''[[Software:Galaxian|Galaxian]]''
#''Grand Prix 3-D''
#''Grand Slam Tennis''
#''Hobo''
#''Home Squadron''
#''Horse Racing'' (plays similar to the Intellivision game)
#''[[Software:Jump Bug|Jump Bug]]''
#''[[Software:Jungler|Jungler]]''
#''Math Logic''
#''Missile War''
#''Ocean Battle''
#''Pleiades''
#''RD2 Tank''
#''Red Clash''
#''Robot Killer'' (clone of ''Berzerk'')
#''[[Software:Route-16 (video game)|Route 16]]''
#''Soccer''
#''Space Attack''
#''Space Chess''
#''Space Mission''
#''Space Raiders''
#''Space Squadron''
#''Space Vultures''
#''Spiders''
#''Star Chess''
#''Super Bug''
#''Super Gobbler''
#''Tanks A Lot''
#''The End''
#''[[Software:Turtles (video game)|Turtles]]''/''Turpin''
}}

===Bandai Arcadia Only===
See here

===Unreleased games===

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-arcadia.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library] entry on the Arcadia 2001
* [http://www.thegameconsole.com/emerson-arcadia-2001/ TheGameConsole.com] entry on the Arcadia 2001
* [http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=arcadia-2001 The Dot Eaters entry] on the Arcadia 2001
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071209081611/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=835 www.old-computers.com] Emerson Arcadia 2001 museum entry
* [http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=8 www.old-computers.com] Article about Arcadia 2001 and clones
* [https://au.ign.com/wikis/history-of-video-game-consoles/Arcadia_2001 Arcadia 2001 retrospective] at IGN

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