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Neckermann was a mail order company based in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]

History

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A Neckermann sign in 1965.

The Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game was released by Neckermann in West Germany in either 1977[2][3] or 1978.[4][5][6] The system was sold as the MBO - Teleball Cassette and as the Hanimex - Optim 600.[2]

Little more is known about the history of this console.

Technology

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General Instrument chips were used in game cartridges.[3]

The system could output color graphics, and used a built in speaker for audio.[7][3]

The system saw two different case designs used over the course of its production.[3]

Included controllers were analog.[8] Up to two controllers could be used, and an optional digital controller could be used for one tank game.[3] The system could have potentially accepted a light gun.[2]

Game library

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External Resources

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Wikipedia has related information at Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game

  • The Liberator - Offers a history of the console, as well as console photos including of the console interior.

References

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 Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia.
  1. ↑ "Neckermann (company)". Wikipedia. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c "pongmuseum.com - and the ball was square... MBO - Teleball Cassette I". pongmuseum.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ↑ a b c d e "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game (825/530) [BINARIUM]". binarium.de. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tele-Cassetten-Game (Video Game 1978)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Emerson Arcadia 2001" (in en). DeHipGahn Gaming. 14 August 2013. https://dehipgahngaming.wordpress.com/2nd-generation-video-game-systems/emerson-arcadia-2001/. 
  7. ↑ "Palladium Tele-Cassetten-Game". bilgisayarlarim.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Palladium Tele-Cassetten-Game Game Console". www.the-liberator.net. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g "Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game". Wikipedia. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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