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+title: Philips Tele-Spiel ES-2201
+categories:
+- Consoles
+origins:
+- Netherlands
+years:
+- '1975'
+cpus:
+- Only discrete components
+params:
+  name: Tele-Spiel ES-2201
+  company: /companies/philips
+  company_name: Philips
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Tele-Spiel ES-2201
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Philips
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Netherlands
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1975'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: None
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Two detachable sliders with fire button
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Only discrete components and a few integrated circuits
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: Black & white
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: 'No'
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: TV RF output, 2 x controllers connectors on the cartridge
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: Cartridges (with only analog components in it)
+  - label: OS
+    value: 5 cartridges
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: 9v battery
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: '61'
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - software
+  - links
+  - docs
+  photos:
+  - title: ES-2201
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: SYSTEM ALONE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE INSERTED
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: REAR
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      Here, a cartridge is inserted into the system. Each cartridge has a connector which we see here at the back of the system. It is used to connect the paddles ! So, the controllers are not directly connected to the system, but to each cartridge inserted...
+
+      Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: INSIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Only discrete components and seven integrated circuits
+    image: null
+  - title: CONTROLLER
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: BOTH CONTROLLERS
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: INSIDE BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: FRENCH BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: 'INSIDE BOX #2'
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  screenshots:
+  - title: CARTRIDGE
+    subtitle: Rear
+    text: |-
+      Each cartridge has a controller connector. Both paddles are connected to this plug after the cartridge is inserted into the system.
+
+      Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE
+    subtitle: Top view
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE
+    subtitle: Inside
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: BOX
+    subtitle: Side view
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE
+    subtitle: Top view
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: BOX
+    subtitle: Side view
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  - title: CARTRIDGE
+    subtitle: Top view
+    text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
+    image: null
+  links:
+  - title: PONG-STORY.COM
+    url: http://www.pong-story.com/spiel.htm
+    text: Pong-Story has a nice page about this system
+  docs:
+  - title: PHILIPS TELE-SPIEL ES-2201 GERMAN USER DOCUMENTATION
+    url: null
+    cover: null
+    text: |-
+      **PHILIPS TELE-SPIEL ES-2201 GERMAN USER DOCUMENTATION**\
+      written by Philips
+
+       compiled/archived by Zoran Sretic\
+       type of document : PDF\
+       size : 1,2 MB
+
+      **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :**
+  comments:
+  - author: Per (Norway)
+    date: Saturday 14th May 2011
+    text: Ah, memories. Got one of these in the early eighties from a cousin whos husband was a sailor. Spent many hours, until one morning I woke up to a totally destroyed system - my younger brother had decided to ''fix'' it with the help of a pair of scissors... Would love to own one of these again...
+  oc_id: 664
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011007/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=664
+    date: '2023-06-14'
+---
+
+This is one of the first european console. It is almost a pong but as it plays different games (not only pong) available on cartridge, it can be considered a console (the same way as the Odyssey). It was produced by Philips.
+
+This is not a pong-in-a-chip system like many later pong systems. When you open it you only find discrete components and a few integrated circuits. There is no game built-in, but the system was sold with a Tennis game cartridge. Four more cartridges were available (Pelota, Skeet shooting, Racing and Ghostchaser). The cartridges only contain discrete components too, which complete the basic design of the system itself to produce a specific game.
+
+The score is not displayed on screen, hence the two score sliders found on the case (ranging from 0 to 15). The controllers are quite special too: two long and thin sliders with one tiny red button each. The controllers are not connected to the system itself but to the cartridge!
+
+Two knobs on the unit are used to switch video canal used and the handicap (difficulty level).