Engineering:Turnir (console)
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Short description: Home video game console
 A Turnir with its two accompanying paddle–based game controllers | |
| Also known as | Turnir |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ministry of the Electronics Industry |
| Type | Dedicated home video game console |
| Generation | First generation |
| Lifespan | 1978–1982 |
| Introductory price | 150 Soviet rubles |
| Power | Integrated AC: adapter/9 V |
| Mass | 2.5 kg |
The Turnir (Russian: Турнир, meaning Tournament) is a dedicated first-generation home video game console that was manufactured by the Ministry of the Electronics Industry and released in 1978 only in the Soviet Union.[1][2] It was manufactured between 1978 and 1982 and is the only known Soviet video game console that uses the AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instrument. The price for the system varied from 150 Soviet rubles in 1978 to 96 rubles in the late 1980s.[3] The console uses an integrated AC adapter with a voltage of 9 volt and has a mass of 2.5 kg.[4]
Games
Due to the integrated AY-8-8500 chip, the Turnir is able to play the following four games:
- Tennis (Russian: теннис)
- Hockey (Russian: хоккей)
- Squash (Russian: сквош)
- Training (Russian: тренировка)
References
- ↑ Lithner, Martin Tobias. (28 January 2019). Super Retro:id: A Collector's Guide to Vintage Consoles. Books on Demand. ISBN 978-91-7851-302-4. OCLC 1151842774. http://worldcat.org/oclc/1151842774.
- ↑ "Советские игровые приставки - Игровые консоли". https://sites.google.com/site/pervyepristavki/sovetskie-igrovye-pristavki.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Советские игры". https://ethnomir.ru/articles/sovetskie-igry/.
- ↑ "Приставка к телевизору для телеигр Турнир.". http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/00/wideo/turnir.html.
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