Telejogo Explained

The Telejogo (Portuguese for telegame, with tele being short for televisão, portuguese for television) is a dedicated first-generation^[1] home video game console that was released on August 2, 1977 by Philco and Ford in Brazil.^{[2] [3]} It is a Pong clone console^[4] and the first video game console ever released in Brazil. The original Telejogo performed well on the market for the time. In 1979, a successor called Telejogo II was released.

Games

With the integrated MM57100N chipset from National Semiconductor,^[5] players can choose from the following three games:^[6]

• pingue pongue
• futebol
• paredão

The system produced black and white graphics because the output was in NTSC and the standard in Brazil was exclusively PAL-M in the 70s and 80s. If connected to an NTSC TV it will be in color.^[7]

External links

• Telejogo at www.museudovideogame.org
• Telejogo at m.tecmundo.com.br

Notes and References

1. Web site: Telejogo II. 2020-08-10. Bojogá. 28 April 2017 . pt-BR.
2. Web site: Telejogo Philco Ford I - Museu do Videogame Itinerante. www.museudovideogame.org. 2019-05-21.
3. Web site: Conheça (ou relembre) o Telejogo, o primeiro video game do Brasil. m.tecmundo.com.br. 13 December 2016 . pt-br. 2019-05-21.
4. News: From bangers to moon buggies . . February 17, 2016.
5. Web site: Saída de Vídeo Composto no Telejogo Philco. www.victortrucco.com. 2019-05-21.
6. Web site: Veja 31 brinquedos que fizeram a alegria da sua infância. www.bol.uol.com.br. pt-br. 2019-05-21.
7. News: Gerações se confrontam em consoles de videogames antigos . . July 3, 2006.