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title: Binatone Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850)
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- United Kingdom
params:
  name: Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850)
  image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_3.jpg
  company: /companies/binatone
  company_name: Binatone
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850)
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Binatone
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: United Kingdom
  - label: YEAR
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: '6 games : squash, squash practice, football, tennis, target, shooting'
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two detachable paddles with knob
  - label: CPU
    value: Unknown
  - label: SPEED
    value: Start, Manual serve
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Game selection and player options (power, speed, bat size, angle, serve, sound)
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, 2 x controller plugs, lightgun port
  - label: OS
    value: 6 x D size 1.5v batteries
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply unit
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Yes, optional
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  forum_thread: 1006
  photos:
  - title: COLOUR TV GAME 4 PLUS 2
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_1.jpg
  - title: ANOTHER PICTURE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_4.jpg
  - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
    subtitle: ''
    text: This is the Binatone Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 with its optional light gun sold separately
    image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_2.jpg
  oc_id: 1032
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011005/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1032
    date: '2023-06-14'
---

This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. As its name indicates, it offers 6 games : 4 pong games (squash, squash practise, football, tennis) and 2 shooting games (target, shooting).

In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems :

TV Master MK IV\
TV Master 4 plus 2\
TV Master MK 6\
TV Master MK 8\
TV Master MK 10

Colour TV Game\
Colour TV Game 4 plus 2\
Colour TV Game MK 6\
Colour TV Game MK 10

The TV master serie are black & white pongs (first generation). The **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** system is the same as the **Colour TV Game MK 6** except that the light gun is only optional while it is included in the MK6 package. Same marketing strategy for the **TV Master 4 plus 2** and **TV Master MK 6**.

The two shooting games (and thus the optional lightgun) are also the only difference between the **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** and **Color TV Game**.

So how to differentiate a **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** from a **TV Master 4 plus 2** ? Well first, the name... ;-) The underside and switches of the former are grey while those of the TV Master are orange. The Colour TV Game has also a small 'colour' logo next to its name (upper right).

The paddles are rather small, with one knob each, but are detachable and connected to the system through two small sockets. One interesting feature is that there is a switch to turn sound on / off (great !).

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