---
title: Akor Super TV-Boy
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: Super TV-Boy
  image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_1.jpg
  company: /companies/akor
  company_name: Akor
  tabs:
  - photos
  - connectors
  - software
  - emulators
  - links
  photos:
  - title: DETACHABLE CONTROL PAD
    subtitle: ''
    text: A small but handy control pad
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_2.jpg
  - title: SIDE VIEW
    subtitle: ''
    text: 'Only two connectors : composite video cable (SCART) and external PSU. The Super TV-Boy lacks the Atari joystick connectors existing on older versions (TV-Boy)'
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_3.jpg
  - title: INTERNALS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_4.jpg
  - title: MOTHER BOARD CLOSE-UP (SOLDER SIDE)
    subtitle: ''
    text: This close-up picture shows the bord revision number (the TV-Boy II board is labelled "WS-11FT")
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_5.jpg
  - title: MOTHER BOARD CLOSE-UP (COMPONENTS SIDE)
    subtitle: ''
    text: 'This close-up shows the real name of this system : TV-Boy III'
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_6.jpg
  - title: A DIFFERENT VERSION
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      In april 2001, Firebox, a UK based company released a new version of the Super TV-Boy, with a very different design but the same specifications.

      www.firebox.com
    image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_7.jpg
  connectors:
  - title: VIDEO CONNECTOR
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      This mini-DIN 4 video out connector is available on the SCART versions of the (Super) TV-Boy.\
      The video ground is on the connector (and SCART cable) shield.
    image: /media/museum/connectors/tvboyvideo.gif
  screenshots:
  - title: MACHINE CAMEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: 'The real name of this game is **Star wars: the empire strikes back**. It was originally edited by Parker Bros.'
    image: /media/museum/software/tv_boy_camel.gif
  emulators:
  - title: Stella
    url: http://stella.sourceforge.net/
    platform: Multiplatform
    text: Stella is a very good multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator and has alredy been ported to AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, OS/2, MacOS, Unix, and Windows.
  links:
  - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
    url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
    text: ''
  related:
  - /museum/akor-tv-boy
  oc_id: 825
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205121738/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=825
    date: '2022-12-05'
---

Last child of its family, the Super TV-Boy (aka TV-Boy III) is basically an Atari 2600 clone, embedding 127 games which actually are pirate renamed versions of old Atari games. With its new design and its detachable control pad, the Super TV-Boy may be considered as a *DeLuxe* version of the well known [TV-Boy](/museum/akor-tv-boy/).

This cheap system was made in asia and sold in Europe by the french company Akor and is definitely rarer than its predecessor and its numerous clones. The system uses a bank switching technique and the 127 built-in games are accessed via an on-screen menu (the 128th program) so there is no dip switch as seen on some pirate x-in-one cartridges. This menu (that seems to be located at the lowest address of the ROM) is executed by default when the system starts and once a game is selected, there is no mean to come back, so one needs to restart the system to play another game.

<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>